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Google 143360 TPUv5p NIC - 100G Hyperscaler Ethernet Cluster Configuration

GOOG-TPUv5p-800G-Eth-WB-8960

Google · TPUv5p · NIC - 100G

Rack type
Cluster / location
TPUv5p 3D Torus Cluster
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
Ethernet
Number of XPUs
143,360
NIC used
NIC - 100G
NICs / XPU
0.5
Scale-out BW / XPU
50G
XPU / server
8,960

Scale-up network

Assigned blockDefault
TPUv5p
Scale-UpXPU: TPUv5p0 linesshared by 1 SKU

Scale-up Units are based on the scale-up world size (8,960 XPUs).

XPU World Size

2
WS
Scale-Up Network LayerPart / Model
Units#
Unit BWGbit/s uni-d
Lane Count#
Lane BWGbit/s uni-d
XPUs per Node·8,960···
Scale-Up World Size·8,960···

Switches

2
SW
Scale-Up Network LayerPart / Model
Units#
Unit BWGbit/s uni-d
Lane Count#
Lane BWGbit/s uni-d
per World144x144 Port OCS48···
per Scale-Up·768···
Notes
  • per World · 144x144 Port OCS — >>Only 140 ports are used

Google ICI Networking

3D Torus Worksheet
17

Scale-Up Network Worksheet (per Scale-Up World Size) — per-TPU ICI connectivity by connector type, from the config workbook.

ConnectorPart / ModelTPUs
per TPU Units#
Units#
Unit BWGbit/s
Lane Count#
SerDes BWGbit/s
Attach Ratio# per GPU
Cluster Total#
TPU Rack64
Interior TPUs8
Copper Cable800G Copper4161,6008200
PCBPCB28
OpticalGeneric 800G FR8001,6008200
Corner TPUs8
Copper Cable800G Copper141,6008200
PCBPCB28
OpticalGeneric 800G FR83241,6008200
Edge TPUs24
Copper Cable800G Copper2241,6008200
PCBPCB224
OpticalGeneric 800G FR82481,6008200
Face TPUs24
Copper Cable800G Copper3361,6008200
PCBPCB224
OpticalGeneric 800G FR81241,6008200
Total for TPU Rack64
Copper Cable800G Copper801,60082001.25179,200
ActiveNo Active Copper for 800G
PassiveGeneric 800G DAC801,60082001.25179,200
PCBPCB560.88125,440
OpticalGeneric 800G FR8961,60082001.5215,040

Scale-Up Parts Summary

4
ItemQty/ClusterQty/ServerAttach/XPU
800G Copper179,20011,200.001.25
Generic 800G DAC179,20011,200.001.25
PCB125,4407,840.000.88
Generic 800G FR8215,04013,440.001.50

Backend network

7 rows
Assigned blockDefault
TPUv5p - 100G NIC - 4L - ETH - TH2 - GOOG
BackendXPU: TPUv5p7 linesshared by 1 SKU

Backend Units are based on the cluster size (143,360 TPUs).

Switches

7
SW
 Network Layer
Switch and Server SpecAggregate Port UtilizationNetwork Bandwidth Aggregate
SwitchPart Name / Model
Units#
Unit BWGbit/s
Port BWGbit/s
Downlink Ports / SW#
Uplink Ports / SW#
Max Ports#
Downlink Ports#
Uplink Ports#
Total Ports#
Downlink BWTbit/s
Uplink BWTbit/s
OversubRatio
TPUs·143,36050100071,68071,680071,68071,68007,168·
TPUs per Node·4····1······
NICs per NodeNIC - 100G2100100··1······
ToRWhiteBox Tomahawk 2 6.4T4,4806,40010016166471,68071,680286,7207,1687,1681
LeafWhiteBox Tomahawk 3 12.8T1,12012,800100646412871,68071,680143,3607,1687,1681
SpineWhiteBox Tomahawk 3 12.8T1,12012,800100646412871,68071,680143,3607,1687,1681
4 Aggregation Blocks
Core320x320 OCS256·100280280071,68071,68007,1687,1681

Transceivers

10
CN
 Network Layer
Transceiver / CablePart Name / Model
Total Units#
Units per SW/GPU#
Unit BWGbit/s
Lanes#
BW per LaneGbit/s
Agg. BWTbit/s
XPU NodesGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,680143,3601004257,168
Leaf
DownlinkGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,680641004257,168
UplinkGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,680641004257,168
Spine
DownlinkGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,68064100#ERR257,168
UplinkGeneric 100G FR471,68064100#ERR257,168
Core
Downlink·71,680280100··0
Uplink·71,680280100··7,168
Super-CoreOCS is Circular, 280 North, 280 South······
ToR
DownlinkGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,680161004257,168
UplinkGeneric 100G DR4 QSFP2871,680161004257,168

Cables

10
CB
 Network Layer
Cable/ FiberType
Total Units#
Units per Transceiver#
Unit BWGbit/s
Lane Count#
SerDes BWGbit/s
XPU NodesGeneric 100G Single Mode71,6801100425
Leaf
DownlinkAlready counted above·····
UplinkGeneric 100G Single Mode71,6801100425
Spine
DownlinkAlready counted above·····
Uplink·71,6801100425
Core
DownlinkAlready counted above·····
Uplink······
Super-Core······
ToR
DownlinkAlready counted above·····
UplinkGeneric 100G Single Mode71,6801100425

Backend Parts Summary

7
ItemQty/ClusterQty/ServerAttach/XPU
Generic 100G DR4 QSFP28430,08026,880.003.00
Generic 100G Single Mode215,04013,440.001.50
NIC - 100G322.000.00
WhiteBox Tomahawk 2 6.4T4,480280.000.03
WhiteBox Tomahawk 3 12.8T2,240140.000.02
Generic 100G FR471,6804,480.000.50
320x320 OCS25616.000.00

Frontend network

No converged frontend + storage fabric data for this cluster.

Frontend Parts Summary

0
ItemQty/ClusterQty/ServerAttach/XPU

Compute Tray Networking Content

1 rows

Networking components inside the compute tray — accelerators, board-to-board connectors, retimers, and their per-tray bandwidth.

Assigned blockDefault
TPUv5p - GOOG
Compute TrayXPU: TPUv5p1 lineshared by 1 SKU
Tray layerPart / ModelUnits per Tray
Unit BWGb/s
Lanes
Lane BWGb/s
Per switch
XPUs per TrayTPUv7x (Ironwood)4····
TPU Tray to Host TrayPCIe 5.0 x16 Cable4512···

Compute Tray Parts Summary

1
ItemQty/ClusterQty/ServerAttach/XPU
PCIe 5.0 x16 Cable143,3608,960.001.00