LLMs and Optical Networks: A Symbiotic Relationship
For researchers in optical networking and LLM infrastructure, this is an early-stage conceptual exploration without empirical validation.
This paper explores the symbiotic relationship between LLMs and optical networks, discussing how LLMs require advanced optical transport for geo-distributed training and how LLMs can enable autonomous network management, but provides no concrete results or numbers.
This paper explores the emerging symbiosis between LLMs and optical networks. Massive LLMs require geo-distributed training, which demands advanced optical transport capabilities that require new key technical enablers, as WAN-aware CCL algorithms, ZR+ pluggables, and Hollow Core Fibers. Conversely, LLMs also enable new forms of autonomous network management.