Page 4: Three-Layer Architecture

Retro technical illustration comic page with 3 panels.

Panel 1 (Top - 1/3 page)

Scene: Layer 2 - ScaleOut Network

City skyline metaphor for supernode networking:

• Multiple AL128 supernode racks rendered as art deco skyscrapers

• Glowing highway-like connection lines between towers

• Each tower labeled as "Supernode"

• Highways carry data streams (particle effects)

Labels:

• "LAYER 2: ScaleOut Network"

• "400-800 Gbit/s per GPU"

Style: 1960s futuristic city illustration

Panel 2 (Middle - 1/3 page)

Scene: Layer 3 - Data Center Network (DCN)

Retro telephone switchboard aesthetic:

• Central operator panel with connection ports

• Supernodes on one side

• Cloud icons, database symbols, internet globe on other side

• Patch cables making connections

Connection Labels:

• "Storage"

• "KV Cache"

• "User Data"

• "Internet"

Style: 1950s-60s telephone exchange meets modern cloud

Panel 3 (Bottom - 1/3 page)

Scene: Complete three-layer summary

Elegant nested circles diagram:

• Inner ring (teal, brightest): "ScaleUp" - "14-28 Tbit/s"

• Middle ring (orange): "ScaleOut" - "400-800 Gbit/s"

• Outer ring (copper): "DCN" - "400-800 Gbit/s"

Arrow from center outward showing increasing latency/distance.

Style: Vintage Venn diagram with glow effects, clean typography

Overall Style:

• Retro technical illustration throughout

• Aged cream paper texture

• Teal/orange/copper color scheme

• Blueprint-style annotations