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Networking & Interconnect Foundations
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Mach Eigen
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Module 1
The Constraint Nobody Prices
Why the Network Is the Story
· 3 min · narrated
Bandwidth and Latency: The Two Numbers That Govern Everything
· 3 min · narrated
Module review
Module 2
The Long Haul: Fiber and Subsea Systems
Dark Fiber, Lit Fiber, and the Terrestrial Backbone
· 3 min · narrated
Subsea Systems: The Physical Internet Between Continents
· 3 min · narrated
Module review
Module 3
Inside the Machine: The AI Back-End Fabric
Two Networks: Scale-Up and Scale-Out
· 3 min · narrated
InfiniBand, Ultra Ethernet, and the Fight to Connect Accelerators
· 3 min · narrated
Module review
Module 4
Light, Optics, and What a Cluster Can Actually Do
The Optical Layer: Transceivers and the Physics of Fast Links
· 3 min · narrated
From Layers to Limits: What a Cluster Can Actually Do
· 3 min · narrated
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