iPronics releases optical circuit switch based on photonics

Tailored for AI workloads and energy-efficient Cloud infrastructure, the ONE-32 provides ultra-low latency, massive scalability, and groundbreaking cost efficiency, transforming data cetre networking.

Targeting both scale up and scale out applications for AI clusters and high-performance computing data centres, ONE-32 enables failure-resilient interconnects and programmable Layer 1 topologies.

With AI driving data rates to double annually, traditional electrical packet switches (EPS) falter, typically burdened by power-intensive optical-electrical-optical conversions and rigid designs.

By contrast, the ONE-32, a 32-port OCS, leverages a CMOS- silicon photonics platform to eliminate these inefficiencies, cutting switch power consumption by up to 50% by halving the quantity of transceivers required compared to EPS. It offers a flat O-band response, near-zero latency (<30 ns), and rapid reconfiguration (<300 µs).

“The ONE-32 redefines connectivity for the AI era,” said Christian Dupont, CEO of iPronics. “As the first OCS built on silicon photonics technology, it delivers unmatched performance and affordability, unlocking optical networking’s full potential for data centres.”

“iPronics ONE-32 key features include gain-control routing and bandwidth transparency, in a compact 1U form factor,” added Daniel Perez, CTO of iPronics. “ONE-32 capitalises on CMOS scalability, making high-performance networking widely accessible.”