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Another example: A package -> package rack hop via serdes + switch is ~ 200 ns * 2 (2 rounds of serdes/FEC etc.)
Another example: A package -> package rack hop via serdes + switch is ~ 200 ns * 2 (2 rounds of serdes/FEC etc.) A ping + pong is the min critical path for a multi-package TP/EP layer. That's 800 ns - 1200 cycles @ 1.5 GHz. Comparable to