In today's rapidly developing digital economy, computing power has become a core productivity force. Whether in manufacturing, healthcare, or weather forecasting, the enhancement of computing power has significantly boosted efficiency and outcomes. Therefore, how to build an efficient OTN platform to support the ever-growing demand for computing power has become an urgent issue.
The era of computing power has set higher requirements for OTN Platform, especially regarding network bandwidth, energy conservation and emission reduction, and intelligent management and control.
OTN Platform must possess ultra-high capacity capabilities to support the ever-increasing demand for data transmission. For example, with the popularization of applications such as East-to-West computing, the demand for network bandwidth is rising sharply.OTN Platform needs to handle large data streams and achieve high-speed transmission, thereby meeting the demand for computing power.
In the current global context of energy saving and emission reduction, OTN Platform also needs to have green energy-saving features. By optimizing equipment design and operation methods, reducing energy consumption has become a top priority. The industry's demand for OTN Device energy saving is increasing, and the high energy consumption of traditional equipment needs to be urgently addressed.
Faced with complex business scheduling demands, OTN Platform needs to have intelligent management and control capabilities to achieve flexible scheduling. With the rapid development of computing power networks, OTN Platform should be able to adjust bandwidth as needed to efficiently respond to changes in various application scenarios.
To meet the above OTN Platform capability requirements, the design and technological innovation of the new generation of OTN Device are particularly important.
The new generation of OTN Device needs to develop towards greater bandwidth and dynamic scheduling, with significant improvements in the capacity of electrical layer devices. This will enable flexible scheduling between different electrical layers to adapt to the rapidly changing demands for computing power.
Currently, the single-device usage capacity at backbone network nodes has reached 25.6T, and it will be necessary to achieve 50T or more of optical-electrical cross capacity in the future. Through technological upgrades, OTN Device can support higher scheduling capabilities, thereby meeting the needs of large computing power nodes.
In terms of energy saving, the design of OTN Device needs to consider the layout of data centers and the energy efficiency of the equipment itself. Promoting DC-style data center design and optimizing equipment airflow paths will be important means to reduce PUE. Through effective design and transformation, operators will be able to achieve more efficient energy management.
OTN Platform faces many challenges in meeting the demand for computing power.
With the construction of 400G OTN and the popularization of C6T+L6T ultra-wide spectrum technology, single-fiber 32T ultra-high capacity will become the norm. This sets higher technical requirements for OTN Device, with continuous updates and iterations needed.
While accommodating large capacities, OTN Device also needs to continually reduce data center PUE. The high energy consumption of traditional data centers has become a major burden for operators, requiring effective measures to address this issue urgently.
Traditional network services rely mainly on static planning, but with the rapid development of computing power networks, the dynamic scheduling capability becomes particularly important.OTN Device needs to realize the pooling of optical layer wavelength resources and electrical layer port resources to meet the rapid adjustment needed for different bandwidth demands.
In the era of computing power, OTN Platform will play a crucial role in supporting the realization of high-quality computing power demands. Through technological innovation and design optimization, the OTN network will be able to effectively address today's and future challenges, providing a solid foundation for the development of the digital economy.