Cloud Xpress seeks to address power, space, and bandwidth demands as content providers and data center operators seek to bring the cloud closer to users. The platform provides up to 21 Tbps of I/O bandwidth per rack. This is delivered in an integrated network appliance that incorporates a 500G photonic integrated circuit for line optics and low-power QSFP+ client optics while using less than 0.5 W/Gbps of I/O.
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