Lighting the Path to AI Revolution: Application of Optical Circuit Switching and Interconnection Technology in Intelligence Datacenter
As artificial intelligence (AI) ushers in a transformative era, the forum will concentrate on the critical role of optical switching and interconnect technologies within intelligent computing centers. The forum will discuss key entry points for these technologies, and also outlining the opportunities such as enhanced data throughput and the challenges including technological barriers and integration complexities. The discussion will further address the synchronization of optical switching and interconnects across multiple computing centers, exploring the prospects for improved connectivity and the impediments to be surmounted. With an emphasis on intelligent optical interconnection networks, the forum is set to illuminate the future trajectory of optical technologies in the AI revolution.
Organizers:
Dong Wang，CMRI
Hua Zhang, LUSTER LightTech Co.,Ltd.
Date: 2 November Time: 09:00-12:00
Venue: The Residence 11&12, 2F （悦府11+12, 2楼）
Presider: Hua Zhang, LUSTER LightTech Co.,Ltd.
09:00-09:25 Fang Li, CAICT
Enhancing the foundation of Photonics technology and industry, supports the development of new industrialization
09:25-09:50 Ang Li, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Discussion on the Evolution of AI Optical Interconnect Solutions09:50-10:15 Dong Wang, CMRI
10:15-10:25 Coffee Break
Presider: Dong Wang，CMRI
10:25-10:50 Songtao Chen, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co.,Ltd
TBD
10:50-11:15 Fulong Yan, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Experimental Investigation on Disaggregated Cloud Computing Data Centers Beyond Rack Scale with Optical Switching
11:15-11:40 Hua Zhang, LUSTER LightTech Co.,Ltd.
TBD
Presider: Dong Wang，CMRI
Hua Zhang, LUSTER LightTech Co.,Ltd.
11:40-12:00 Plenary Discussion
Can Optical Interconnects Keep up with AI Development
Generative AI has attracted lots of attention since the advent of ChatGPT, not only from academia and industries, but from general public as well. As massive parallel computing is used for the training of large language models (LLMs), huge amount of interconnects at various leves are required for AI computing clusters. There have been unprecedented demands for optical interconnect products especially high-speed optical transceivers since last year. With computing power doubling every 3-4 months, AI computing advances much faster than before and may require our industry to evolve in a much faster pace. While AI brings excitiment and opportunities to our industry, there are many challenges as well. Can optical interconnects keep up with AI development? Can existing technologies move fast enough to meet AI requirements? Are disruptive technologies required? Do we need to change the way to develop new technologies and products? This panel will bring together experts from various segments in our indusrty including end users, system vendors, optical transceiver and chip companies to discuss these questions.
Organizers:
Dr. Chongjin Xie, PhotonicX AI
Dr. Frank Chang, Source Photonics
Dr. Shikui Shen, China Unicom
Date: 2 November Time: 09:00-12:00
Venue: The Residence 9, 2F （悦府9, 2楼）
Presider: Dr. Chongjin Xie, PhotonicX AI
13:30-13:45 Yuyang Liu, China Telecom
Optical Communication Technology in the AI Era
13:45-14:00 Anbin Wang, Alibaba Cloud
Trends and Challenges of Optical interconnects in AI Datacenters
14:00-14:15 Sidong Fu, Tencent
Optical interconnect technology and photonic integrated chip architecture for intelligent computing centers
14:15-14:30 Die Wan, Baidu
Opportunity and Challenge for HPN Optical Interconnection
14:30-14:45 Guangcan Mi, Huawei
Optical Connectivity in the Age of AI
14:45-15:00 Shiwei Cao, Kuaishou
Applications of Optical Interconnect Technologies in the Era of AI
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
Presider: Dr. Shikui Shen, China Unicom
15:30-15:45 Xiang Liu,Huawei
Advances in 800G and 1.6T Optical Transceiver Standards and Technologies
15:45-16:00 Xue Wang, H3C
Applications and Development of Optical Interconnection in AI Networks
16:00-16:15 Cheng Ning, Innolight
Optical I/O from Industrial Perspective: Current Products and Future Development
16:15-16:30 James Zhang, Eoptolink
AI Development Driving the Innovation of Optical Transcievers
16:30-16:45 Richard Zhang, Intel
Silicon Photonics as an Enabling Technology for AI Acceleration
16:45-17:00 Jiaxing Wang, Brexel
High speed VCSEL optical interconnection for AI application
Presider: Dr. Frank Chang, Source Photonics
17:00-17:30 Plenary Discussion
All-Optical Network Technology Evolution in the Intelligent Era
In the F5G era, all-optical networks will continue to evolve in the future.Looking ahead to 2030, the breakthroughs in the fields of AI big model and immersive 3D put forward the demand for large bandwidth, low latency and high reliability in future all-optical network architectures. Through this industrial forum, experts from industry and academia are invited to come together to reach a consensus on the core demands and key technologies of the future all-optical network that builds a network around the data centre, to build green all-optical network architectures.
This forum will focus on transport optical technologies in future all-optical networks, including:
● Intergenerational systems: next-generation optical system architecture and cutting-edge technologies
● Subsystems and subcomponents: three-dimensional DCI, one-hop DCA, efficient internal DCN, and subcomponent technologies
● High-reliability optical network: optical/electrical convergence and millisecond-level WSON technology
● AI for ON: digital optical layer and network automation technology"
Organizers:
Jun Luo, Huawei Fellow, Huawei
Wei Jia, Huawei
Zhenqing Zhao, Huawei
Xiandan Tang, Huawei
Date: 2 November Time: 09:00-12:00
Venue: Regency Ballroom A, 2F （宴会A 厅, 2楼）
Presider: Wenyu Zhao , China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
09:00-09:15 Openning
09:15-09:45 Dong Wang, China Mobile Research Institute
Technical Deployment and Prospect of New All-optical Network for Artificial Intelligence 09:45-10:15 Gong Yadong, China Telecom Research Institute
Evolution and Exploration of Optical Network Technology in the Era of Intelligent Computing
10:15-10:45 Yantao Zhou, Research Institute of China United Network Communications Co., Ltd.
All-optical Target Network Innovation Progress of China Unicom
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Mingwang Mao, Meituan
Optical Interconnects in AI Data Centers: Technological Evolution and Future Prospects
11:30-12:00 Dejiang Zhang, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
All-Optical Target Network Architecture and Key Technologies
12:00-14:00 Lunch
Presider: Zeshan Chang, Huawei
14:00-14:30 Gangxiang Shen, Soochow University
Rethinking of High-speed Fault Recovery and Efficient Protection Resource Sharing in All-Optical Network
14:30-15:00 Rentao Gu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Light+Computing: Exploration and Prospect of Intelligent Computing Optical Networks
15:00-15:30 Fan Zhang, Peking University
Advances in modulation chips, algorithm architectures, experiments, and simulation software
for AI-driven ultrahigh-speed optical transmission
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:30 Qunbi Zhuge, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
LLM-Powered AI Agent for Autonomous Driving Optical Networks
16:30-17:15 Plenary Discussion
Optoelectronic Technology of Passive Optical Network （PON）
With the advancement of technology, PON (Passive Optical Network) systems have evolved through multiple generations. Each phase of technological progress has been characterized by a significant increase in transmission rates, which in turn presents new challenges to the performance of optoelectronic devices. To meet the demands of future network development, continuous breakthroughs are necessary in terms of data rate, performance, and the coexistence of multiple generations of technology. This industry forum aims to bring together experts from both industry and academia to discuss and share insights on PON-related optoelectronic technology issues. We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Organizers:
Prof. Chao Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enyu Zhou, Huawei
Fan Yu, Huawei
Date: 2 November Time: 09:00-12:00
Venue: The Residence 10, 2F （悦府10, 2楼）
Presider: Prof. Chao Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
09:00-09:10 Openning
09:10-09:20 Enyu Zhou, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Evolution and Challenges of Passive Optical Network (PON)
09:20-09:40 Jianbing Zhang,Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Computational Spectrometers and Their Applications
09:40-10:00 Ning Liu, Soochow University
Silicon photonics technologies for passive optical networks
10:00-10:20 Zongyin Yang, Zhejiang University
Application of Miniaturized Spectrometer in Identification of Communication Light Source Module
10:20-10:40 Coffee Break
10:40-11:00 Ruijun Wang, Sun Yat-sen University
DFB laser diode: temperature insensitive operation and heterogeneous integration
11:00-11:20 Xingxing Jiang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS
Anomalous thermal expansion enables ultra-stable optical transmission in optical single crystals
11:20-11:40 William Shieh, Westlake University
Self-Coherent Detection for Cost-Effective 200G PON
11:40-12:00 Plenary Discussion
FTTR Indoor Green Passive IoT
In the F5G era, all-optical networks are developing. As a typical F5G solution, Fiber-To-The-Room (FTTR) is developing rapidly at a scale of 10 million sets in three years and 100 million sets in five years. FTTR extends optical fibers to more indoor spaces, and the ""neural network"" built by FTTR makes it possible to perceive and locate indoor IoT. Through this forum, industry and academic experts are invited to gather together to build a digital foundation for FTTR smart everything based on FTTR+ indoor passive IoT perception and positioning technologies, FTTR scenario perception application imagination, and positioning capability improvement.
This forum will focus on FTTR indoor green passive IoT technologies, including:
● Research Progress of FTTR Synaesthesia Integration, Standard Industry Progress and Indoor IoT Application
● Research on Network RFID Convergence Architecture Technology
● Application and Progress of Next-Generation RFID Tag Awareness Technology and Awareness Tags to Meet IoT Requirements
● Research on Indoor IoT Positioning Technology
Organizers:
Prof. Min Hao, Fudan University
Junwei Li, China Mobile Research Institute
Xiang Wang, Huawei
Zihui Guo, Huawei
Date: 2 November Time: 14:00-17:50
Venue: The Residence 10, 2F （悦府10, 2楼）
Presider: Xiaolong Dong, Huawei
14:00-14:35 Junwei Li, China Mobile Research Institute
Considerations on Deployment and Technical Development of FTTR
14:35-15:10 Xuming Wu, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
FTTR Standards, Industry Progress, and Potential for Indoor IoT Application
15:10-15:45 Tao Ye, Southern University of Science and Technology
Next Generation RFID Tag Sensing Technology
15:45-16:05 Coffee Break
16:05-16:40 Wei Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
GNSS Indoor Ubiquitous Location Sensing Assisted by Passive IoT
16:40-17:15 Hao Min, Fudan University
Application and Progress of RFID Technology to Meet the Requirements of IoT
17:15-17:50 Jia Liu, Nanjing University
Passive RFID Reshapes Next Generation Sensing Technology
