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AWS networking lab reveals custom hardware innovations
AWS granted a publication team access to its specialized networking lab, showcasing internally developed switches with speeds from 3.2Tbps to 102.4Tbps, hardware encryption operating at line rate, and proprietary optical and timing systems. The tour highlighted custom hardware like an internal I2C telemetry board, FPGAs for line-rate encryption, and a unique timing network providing sub-20-microsecond accuracy across extensive server arrays.
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