Revolutionizing Networking for the Era of Agentic AI

Explore NVIDIA's groundbreaking co-packaged optics (CPO) switches with integrated silicon photonics in this 34-minute conference talk that demonstrates the world's most advanced networking solution for agentic AI. Learn about cutting-edge optics innovations including the first 1.6T CPO chip based on new micro ring modulators, 3-D-stacked silicon photonics engines, high power lasers, and detachable fiber connectors. Discover how these CPO switches deliver 3.5x more power efficiency, 63x greater signal integrity, 10x better network resiliency at scale, and 1.3x faster deployment compared to traditional networking methods. Understand the collaborative development process with ecosystem partners and how the technology integrates into OCP infrastructure while being managed by the Sonic operating system. Examine the contributions being made to Sonic to adapt it for the new CPO model and see how CPO-based networks simplify manageability and design while enabling more power for compute infrastructure. Gain insights into the critical benefits needed to deliver the scale required for future million-GPU AI Factories and the revolutionary impact on networking infrastructure for the era of agentic artificial intelligence.