OCP Report: Copper at $0.05/Gbps vs Optics at $0.5/Gbps
jwt0625 · x · 2026-08-27
The OCP short-reach optical interfaces report cites costs of $0.05 per Gbps for copper and $0.5 per Gbps for optics. For local AI compute like the NVL72 rack, the idle power and interconnect power requirements exceed typical home capacity.
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