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Rakesh Kumar

Senior Director of Engineering

AI/ML Infrastructure Solutions and Benchmarking

Rakesh Kumar is the Senior Director of Engineering for Cisco’s AI/ML Infrastructure Solutions and Benchmarking. He has an extensive background in developing networking silicon and systems, security platforms, and parallel computing systems. Currently, he leads Cisco’s AI/ML Solutions and Benchmarking team to ensure that Cisco solutions meet and exceed industry performance metrics, helping our customers achieve optimal performance.

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April 23, 2025

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DATA CENTER

Uncompromised Ethernet: Performance and Benchmarking for AI/ML Fabric

4 min read

Highlights the benefits of Ethernet over InfiniBand in AI/ML environments, focusing on Cisco Silicon One’s ability to manage network congestion and enhance performance for AI/ML workloads. It underscores the significance of benchmarking and KPI metrics in assessing network solutions, featuring the Cisco Zeus Cluster with 128 NVIDIA H100 GPUs and advanced congestion management technologies like dynamic load balancing and packet spray.