The Critical Role of SONiC in AI Rack Topology: Enabling Scalable, Open, and Efficient Networks

This 13-minute conference talk from the Open Compute Project, presented by Matt Roman, Senior Director of PLM at Celestica, explores how SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) plays a crucial role in AI rack topology infrastructure. Discover how SONiC supports both scale-up and scale-out architectures for growing AI deployments, enabling RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) to achieve ultra-low latency and high throughput—essential requirements for AI and HPC environments. Learn about advanced Quality of Service (QoS) features that optimize traffic prioritization and ensure seamless data flow as AI workloads continue to push the boundaries of network infrastructure.