Cloud storage and computing, big data analyses, and social media require higher bandwidth communication in data centers. At the same time, trends such as itemization and virtualization are forcing data centers to make traffic between servers and storage elements more efficient. These changes require massive switching capabilities of the discrete switching elements. However, today’s technology quickly reaches its limits in this regard. The result is a multilayered structure of data centers with high power consumption and a long leading function. This is where the L3MATRIX project, financed by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, comes in. Within 36 months, the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM and seven partners from six EU member states and two associated countries (Switzerland and Israel) will develop the next generation of data center infrastructure.
Everywhere in the world, the bandwidth of Ethernet networks keeps growing. This extremely rapid growth is powered by the great progress made in many areas involved, such as video, AI, HPC, and 5G. The operators of data centres and research…
With IT evolving at historically unprecedented rates and taking over every aspect of our lives, data centres are getting bigger, more powerful, and more ubiquitous by the day. Crucial telecommunication infrastructure keeps their bits and pieces connected and working perfectly…
