Edgecore Networks has announced two 102.4T open-networking data center switches, the AIS1600-64O and AIS800-128O, aimed at hyperscale artificial intelligence and machine learning clusters and next-generation cloud fabrics. The company says both platforms are powered by Broadcom Tomahawk 6 silicon built on a 3 nm process, targeting high bandwidth and low latency for large-scale fabrics.
The portfolio includes two form factors and port profiles. The AIS1600-64O is a 3RU system with 64 OSFP1600 ports at 1.6 T per port, positioned for environments moving to 1.6T Ethernet. Edgecore says it supports Flexport technology for “breakout configurations from 100G to 1.6T” and is intended to support “upcoming 800G NIC generations.” The AIS800-128O is a 4RU switch with 128 OSFP800 ports at 800G; Edgecore says it can expose “up to 512 logical ports on a single chip” to increase fabric connectivity density, reduce hop count, and lower network latency, including for “the largest 2-tier scale of 400G NIC connectivity” using 800G breakout.
On fabric behavior and resiliency, Edgecore says the AIS series reduces job completion time through “hardware-based link failover and intelligent load balancing (DLB/GLB),” and is designed to prevent bottlenecks in “high-scale AI fabrics.” For power and thermal planning, Edgecore attributes energy-efficiency gains to the 3 nm process and claims a “significant reduction in power consumption per gigabit,” adding that the platform “still can operate all 64 ports in 30W mode simultaneously.”
For software integration, Edgecore positions the switches for disaggregated deployments, stating support for “a broad ecosystem of open-source and commercial software.” It also lists precision timing support via Precision Time Protocol version 2 (PTPv2) and Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE), plus “deep telemetry,” to provide visibility into AI network operation.
“The transition to 1.6T Ethernet is a critical milestone in meeting the relentless bandwidth demands of next-generation AI clusters,” said Hasan Siraj, Vice President of Product Management, Core Switching Group, Broadcom. “By utilizing our latest Tomahawk 6 silicon, Edgecore is delivering a high-performance, power-efficient platform to the open networking ecosystem that empowers customers to scale their infrastructure with confidence. We are pleased to collaborate with Edgecore as they bring this advanced silicon intelligence to the open networking ecosystem, driving new levels of efficiency and performance in the modern data center.”
Source: Edgecore Networks
