arxivcs.NI2026-06-29
LLMs and Optical Networks: A Symbiotic Relationship
Mëmëdhe Ibrahimi, Qiaolun Zhang, Giovanni S. Sticca, Jiaheng Xiong, Francesco Musumeci, Massimo Tornatore
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…