PCIe Cabling Solutions for Next Generation AI, HPC and Storage Applications

Explore a 49-minute conference talk from SNIA SDC 2024 that delves into PCI Express® (PCIe®) cabling solutions for advanced computing applications. Learn about PCI-SIG's latest developments, including the CopprLink™ Internal and External specifications for PCIe 5.0 and 6.0 technology, which provide cabling solutions at 32.0 and 64.0 GT/s. Discover how these specifications leverage SNIA connector form factors like SFF-TA-1016 and SFF-TA-1032 for storage, data center compute nodes, and AI/ML applications. Gain insights into the new external cabling specification based on SNIA SFF-8614 connector form factor (MiniSAS-HD), supporting three generations of PCIe data rates. Understand the strategic importance of utilizing existing connector form factors for faster adoption and cost reduction, while exploring future possibilities with optical interconnects for AI, cloud computing, and HPC applications. Presented by Mohiuddin Mazumder from PCI-SIG and Intel, this talk covers the comprehensive landscape of PCIe cabling solutions, their applications in data center networking, and the collaborative benefits between PCI-SIG and SNIA standards.