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VINES: TRACK 2: UNTETHERING AI FACTORIES: FROM CABLE-BOUND NETWORKS TO ADAPTIVE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TRAINING FACILITIES, KNOWN AS AI FACTORIES, DEPEND ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SERVERS CON

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VINES: TRACK 2: UNTETHERING AI FACTORIES: FROM CABLE-BOUND NETWORKS TO ADAPTIVE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TRAINING FACILITIES, KNOWN AS AI FACTORIES, DEPEND ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SERVERS CONNECTED BY MILLIONS OF CABLES. MANAGING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES A SEPARATE OUT-OF-BAND (OOB) MANAGEMENT NETWORK THAT OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OF THE MAIN COMPUTING FABRIC. AS AI CLUSTERS SCALE BEYOND 100,000 PROCESSORS, THE CABLE MANAGEMENT NETWORK BECOMES A CRITICAL BOTTLENECK: COSTLY TO INSTALL, RIGID TO RECONFIGURE, AND VULNERABLE TO PHYSICAL FAILURES IN SHARED CABLE PATHW

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First collected: 2026-09-19T20:28:26.698Z. This is not the publication date.