Page 3: ScaleUp Interconnection
Retro technical illustration comic page with 3 panels.
Panel 1 (Top - 1/3 page)
Scene: Single-stage switching topology
Isometric view of ScaleUp architecture:
64 GPU nodes as glowing orange cubes arranged in grid
8 ALink switch nodes as brass junction boxes in center
Single-stage mesh connections shown as glowing teal lines
All GPUs directly connected to switch layer
No multi-hop needed - direct paths everywhere
Label: "14-28 Tbit/s per GPU" Style: Vintage circuit diagram meets modern network topology
Panel 2 (Middle - 1/3 page)
Scene: ALink vs Ethernet comparison
Side-by-side comparison visualization: Left side - ALink Protocol:
Sleek lightning bolt connections
Sharp, fast, direct
Label: "ALink - Native Memory Semantics"
Right side - Ethernet (Traditional):
Slower wave patterns
More overhead, complex headers
Crossed out with red X
Center: Speed comparison meter showing ALink advantage Big Label: "ULTRA-LOW LATENCY"
Panel 3 (Bottom - 1/3 page)
Scene: Dr. Lin explains the insight
Dr. Lin gesturing at holographic topology diagram:
Floating hologram of interconnect topology (retro hologram with scan lines)
His hand extended, pointing at key connections
Expression: Teaching, confident
Speech Bubble: "Single-stage switching = instant GPU-to-GPU communication. No multi-hop delays."
Background: Faded blueprint of supernode architecture
Overall Style:
Retro technical illustration
Hologram has scan lines and glow effect (vintage sci-fi)
Aged cream paper texture
Teal/orange/copper color scheme
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