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Key releases... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cisco-optical-innovations-deliver-resilient-scalable-efficient-ai-networking-tlq7gplur og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tlq7gpLUR.png og:image:alt: Cisco optical innovations deliver resilient, scalable, efficient AI networking og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Cisco optical innovations deliver resilient, scalable, efficient AI networking **[Cisco](https://daily.dev/sources/cisco)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cisco is announcing several optical networking innovations aimed at supporting distributed AI workloads across multi-data-center architectures. Key releases include the Open Transport 3000 Series multi-rail open line system (75% power reduction, 80% rack space reduction per rail), an upgraded NCS 1014 with a 12.8T OSFP line card doubling density, an industry-first QSFP-DD Pluggable Protection Switch Module enabling sub-50ms failover in a pluggable form factor, and a new Bright QSFP28 100ZR 0dBm coherent pluggable for access and edge deployments. These products target hyperscalers, neoscalers, and service providers needing scalable, power-efficient optical transport for AI training and inferencing workloads. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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