#570: 100 Terabit Smart Switches: What You Need to Know

Thank you to Cisco for sponsoring my trip to the Cisco AI Lab in San Jose.In this deep dive into the future of data center networking, we sit down to explore the massive shifts happening in AI infrastructure. We discuss the rollout of new 100 terabit smart switches and firewalls powered by the Cisco Silicon One G300 chip, alongside the highly anticipated NVIDIA Spectrum 6. Discover the critical debate between Ethernet and InfiniBand for scaling AI clusters, the complexities of co-packaged optics (CPO) versus linear packaged optics (LPO), and how agentic AI and tools like Claude are revolutionizing legacy C code refactoring. From managing data center powerconstraints to enforcing security policies directly on DPUs, this conversation covers the hardware and software transformations you need to know to stay ahead in network engineering.// Will Eatherton SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / willeatherton Newsroom: https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsro...// YouTube video REFERENCE // • The 100Tbps AI Switch: Inside the Beast • Did Ethernet Just Win? Cisco’s 100Tbps AI ... // David's SOCIAL //Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzbTwitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombalInstagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombalLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombalFacebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.coTikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombalYouTube: / @davidbombalSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE...SoundCloud: / davidbombalApple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...// MY STUFF //https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com// MENU //0:00 - Coming Up0:42 - Introduction01:05 - Recap of Announcements from Cisco Live03:19 - 1.6 Terabyts Client Optics04:27 - Hyperscalers and Neo-Clouds05:13 - Cisco and Nvidia working together05:39 - Scale Across06:43 - Announcements from Nvidia GTC 202609:15 - Firewalls and AI Clusters10:36 - The Future, Growth and Innovation11:53 - Why have a Cisco Switch and a Nvidia Switch?14:33 - Operating Systems on the Switches16:42 - Infiniband vs Ethernet in the Data Centre17:52 - Other Announcements from GTC19:35 - Concerns around Data Centres 21:22 - Agentic AI in Data Centres22:44 - Evolution of Soltware in Data Centres25:07 - The Future of Vibe Coding29:13 - Updates In the Routing Circles30:43 - Open Source AI32:11 - A view into the Future35:14 - OutroPlease note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only.#cisco #nvidia #agenticai