Podcast EP343: How Ethernet is Enabling Advances in AI with Dr. Mohan Kalkunte
Daniel is joined by Dr. Mohan Kalkunte, Vice President of Architecture & Technology in the Core Switch Products group at Broadcom, where he leads architecture for Ethernet switching and NIC products across data center, enterprise, and service provider markets. With over 35 years of industry experience his previous stints include AT&T Bell Labs, AMD and Nortel Networks. He has over 150 patents, was named a Broadcom Fellow in 2009, elected IEEE Fellow in 2013, and elected in 2025 as NAE member for his contributions to Ethernet Switching.
Dan explores AI networking architectures with Mohan who explains why AI networking is different. Mohan provides an excellent overview of how AI demands have impacted network architecture. In this very informative discussion, items such as Ultra Ethernet, the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) and other open standards are discussed. The requirements for scale-up and scale-out are discussed. Mohan explains that the overall goal is to make Ethernet viable across the entire AI network stack. Mohan also discusses how the pace of network innovation is accelerating to fuel next-generation AI technology.
Innovations at Broadcom that are advancing AI networking are reviewed. Mohan also describes how all the work underway will come together to enable future generations of AI technology.
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