From March 30 to April 3, Spirent Communications will present its most recent test and validation solutions, including 400G, 800G, and 1.6T Ethernet validation solutions at OFC 2025 in San Francisco.
Spirent’s state-of-the-art test platforms will be on exhibit to assist the industry in validating reliability, scalability, and interoperability for next-generation data centers, cloud providers, AI, and machine learning infrastructures as AI-driven workloads continue to fuel the unprecedented demand for high-bandwidth, low-latency networking.
The growth of AI workloads and the requirement for new AI back-end networks to link an ever-increasing number of accelerators in sizable AI clusters are driving a major revolution in the networking industry.
At OFC 2025, Spirent will showcase :
- 1.6T test solutions that enable network equipment manufacturers and service providers to validate the highest levels of performance, lossless transport, and ultra-low latency.
- The award-winning B3 800G Appliance, which is the industry’s first high-density 800G OSFP and QSFP-DD test platform supporting IEEE 802.3df specifications to accelerate AI-driven Ethernet adoption.
- 400G test solutions designed to provide high-performance, cost-effective, and interoperable cloud-scale networking.
- Spirent’s award-winning M1 Compact Appliance, a space-efficient platform for functional, performance, and benchmark testing in IP networking and automotive Ethernet applications.
The Growth of Network Switches Used in AI Back-End Networks
The Dell’Oro Group predicts that by 2029, the amount spent on network switches used in AI back-end networks will almost double the size of the whole data center switch addressable market. AI back-end networks are now dominated by InfiniBand, but according to Dell’Oro, Ethernet will significantly increase its market share over the next five years. By 2025, most switch ports in AI back-end networks should be 800G, and by 2027, most should be 1.6T.
Leadership Comments
“The demand for high-speed, low-latency connectivity is continuing to accelerate as AI and hyperscale computing reshape modern networks, while at the same time AI is imposing unique demands on networks” said Aniket Khosla, vice president of wireline product management at Spirent. “With 800G adoption accelerating and 1.6 Terabit speed on the horizon, we’ll be demonstrating to OFC attendees how Spirent is enabling the ecosystem to seamlessly transition to these higher speeds by delivering trusted, high-performance Ethernet validation.”
Spirent’s test and validation solutions will be demonstrated with technology partners including the Ethernet Alliance (booth #5173), PICadvanced (booth #4311), and at Spirent’s booth #5180.
