Switches from Arista and Cisco, as well as Meta’s own switches, are part of Meta’s large-scale AI networks.
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Arista Networks is partnering with Meta Platforms to deploy its Ethernet technology in AI clusters designed to handle large language models, high-bandwidth systems, and cloud communications.
Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, supports many large data centers and handles massive amounts of data traffic over high-bandwidth network connections worldwide. Meta will deploy Arista’s 7700R4 Distributed Etherlink Switch in its Disaggregated Scheduled Fabric (DSF), which features a multi-tier network that supports around 100,000 DPUs, according to reports.
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Arista said that the 7700R4 DES was developed with input from Meta. Based on its previous experience with the Arista 7800R3, Meta knew the benefits of the R-Series architecture for AI workloads but wanted a much larger scale solution that offered the same benefits …