Corning's MCF talk mirrors its IEEE 802.3 E4AI slides as optical interconnect standards multiply
jwt0625 · x · 2026-09-07
The poster notes Corning's talk on MCF (multi-core fiber) closely resembles slides the company previously prepared for the IEEE 802.3 E4AI (Ethernet for AI) effort. They also admit never having heard of Open CPX, and quip that optical interconnects are "a filthy mess" — a single MSA Lightning Talk session features OCI, Open CPX, SDM4 MCF, and XPO, illustrating how fragmented optical interconnect standards remain as AI datacenter buildout accelerates.
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