Techno-economical evaluation of intra-datacenter optical transceiver designs

The evolution of data center network interconnects is based: at the component level, on cost, power, and bandwidth density; and at the system level, on cost, unit count, footprint, and implementation time. The decision for iterative vs. transformational design depends critically on the product horizon view that amortizes R&D, manufacture tooling and infrastructure preparation. An iterative platform can be implemented earlier, but it may present limited performance scalability. A transformational design can have large creation and implementation costs that are amortized over a longer time window. A framework for quantitatively capturing these variables using a new technology inventory model is developed. Scenarios for deployment of six different transceiver package platforms to meet the projected data center capacity scaling ramp are constructed. The iterative designs provide better return on investment for a 3-year time window, while the transformational designs are optimized for a 20-year window.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Yu, Wei, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lionel C. Kimerling.

• Materials Science and Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118038

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/118038