Data Center Interconnects at 400G and Beyond

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges and advancements in data center interconnects at 400G and higher speeds, focusing on increasing traffic demands while managing cost and power constraints.

Contribution

It provides an overview of technological developments and strategies for achieving high-speed data center interconnects beyond 400G.

Findings

Emerging optical technologies enable higher data rates.

Cost and power efficiency are critical for future interconnect solutions.

Scalability remains a key challenge for next-generation interconnects.

Abstract

Current trends in Data Center Interconnectivity are considered in the light of increasing traffic and under the constraint of limited cost and power consumption.