Broadcom Demonstrates 800GE Ultra Ethernet Interoperability for AI Networks
Case Studies
Broadcom collaborated with Keysight to demonstrate interoperability between Broadcom’s Tomahawk Ultra Ethernet switch and Keysight’s Interconnect and Network Performance Tester.
Keysight’s Interconnect and Network Performance Tester supports traffic generation and analysis for high-speed Ethernet networks. The platform helps engineers validate interoperability, link stability, performance, and reliability for Ethernet devices and interconnects. It also supports testing for AI and machine learning workloads using Keysight IxNetwork software.
The demonstration focused on Ultra Ethernet Consortium specification capabilities, including Link Layer Retry and Credit-Based Flow Control. By validating these capabilities with Broadcom’s Tomahawk Ultra Ethernet switch, the companies showed how advanced Ethernet link layer technologies can be tested for interoperability before deployment in AI-optimized network environments.
Keysight’s role in the Ultra Ethernet Consortium and the emerging Ethernet for Scale-Up Networking ecosystem supports validation methodologies for advanced link layer capabilities. This work helps infrastructure innovators move from specification development toward ecosystem readiness, with test methods that support open, standards-based adoption.