LPO MSA Announces Successful Multi-Vendor Interoperability
19 September 2024 - 10:15PM
Business Wire
ECOC2024 – The LPO MSA (Linear Pluggable Optics
Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced today the successful
interoperability testing of network equipment leveraging LPO links.
This interop event included testing over 400 Gb/s and 800 Gb/s
parallel single-mode links, targeting the industry-wide challenge
of reducing power, cost, and latency while improving the
reliability of high-speed optical interconnects used in AI/ML
applications. The event, hosted jointly by MultiLane and Keysight
Technologies, served as both a validation of the LPO MSA draft
specification as well as an opportunity for companies to confirm
interoperation. Results from the interop event achieved margins
above link budget requirements while interfacing with an ecosystem
of link partners. The event included test point validation and full
link testing, demonstrating significant system margin.
LPO MSA Specification Update Building upon other industry
standards such as IEEE 802.3 and OIF, the LPO MSA has drafted
component, module, and system-level interoperability requirements
that span both the electrical and optical interfaces operating at
100 Gb/s per lane.
LPO MSA Accepting New Members Considering the progress
made toward an initial LPO MSA specification, the LPO MSA is
announcing that it is now open to new members. The expanded
membership will further improve the initial specification and
enable a broad ecosystem for 100G/lane LPO solutions. The wider
membership will also guide the next round of specifications,
including multi-mode optics, LRO (Linear Receive Optics), and
200G/lane solutions.
LPO Diagnostics Addressing the industry’s request for
diagnostic information commensurate with retimed links, the LPO MSA
has developed a white paper showing a full suite of capabilities
for LPO link monitoring and analysis leveraging diagnostic
capabilities already integrated within components along the signal
path.
“Demonstrating multi-party link interoperability is a material
achievement for the LPO MSA,” said Mark Nowell, LPO MSA Chair.
“This result, coupled with the LPO value proposition, opens a path
for reduced power, cost, and latency for the communications
industry without sacrificing interoperability.”
“We are very happy with the progress the LPO MSA has made since
its founding in March,” said Andreas Bechtolsheim, LPO MSA
Co-Chair. “The industry is well on the way to ramp production of
LPO systems and modules in 2025.”
“Linear optics is an important tool for increasing the
performance of AI training and inference systems, while
simultaneously decreasing TCO,” said Peter Del Vecchio, LPO MSA
Co-Chair. “The successful multi-party interoperability test, based
on the draft LPO MSA specification, is an important step in
demonstrating to the industry that LPO can be deployed at scale
with a broad ecosystem of optical modules and networking
components.”
Please visit https://www.lpo-msa.org for more information about
the LPO MSA.
About the LPO MSA The LPO MSA is comprised of
industry-leading networking, semiconductor, and optics companies
and develops specifications for networking equipment and optical
modules required to enable a broad ecosystem of interoperable LPO
solutions. These specifications target the industry-wide challenge
of reducing the power, cost, and latency while improving the
reliability of high-speed optical interconnects. Members include
Accelink, AMD, Arista, Broadcom, Bytedance, Cisco, Eoptolink,
Hisense, Intel, Keysight Technologies, MACOM, MultiLane, NVIDIA,
and Semtech Corporation.
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