Broadcom Qumran3D - The Industry's First 5nm 25.6T Single-Chip Router
Learn about groundbreaking router technology in this technical presentation where Sharon Nagar, Principal PLM, demonstrates Broadcom's latest WAN innovation - a 5nm, 25T router on a single chip. Explore the remarkable integration achievements that transformed a multi-RU chassis into a compact single-chip solution, dramatically reducing space and power requirements for high-end routers. Discover the evolution of Broadcom's three main product lines - Trident, Tomahawk, and Jericho - and understand their shared infrastructure including connectivity, enhanced telemetry features, and SDK software core. Dive deep into the Qumran 3D's impressive specifications, including its deep buffers, extensive routing database capacity, comprehensive encryption capabilities, and 256 100G PAM4 SerDes supporting various port configurations. Understand how this carrier-grade router achieves a 100-fold speed increase and 95% power efficiency improvement over previous technology, while offering advanced features like hierarchical traffic management, virtualization support, and extensive ACL capabilities. Examine the device's flexible connectivity options, including linear drive optics, coherent optics, co-packaged optics, and extended reach copper cables, making it suitable for diverse network applications from cloud to service provider environments. Read more