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Keysight Advances AI Networking with Ultra Ethernet LLR and CBFC Interoperability Demonstration at OFC 2026
SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 16, 2026--Joint demonstration with Broadcom validates next-generation link layer technologies at full 800GE line rate.
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