{"id":5181,"date":"2023-07-16T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2023-09-15T03:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T03:22:56","slug":"the-sharp-tree-in-super-pod-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/questions\/sharp-tree-in-super-pod-networking.htm","title":{"rendered":"The SHARP Tree in Super Pod Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5181\" class=\"elementor elementor-5181\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18457f3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18457f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123472aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"123472aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>9:43 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407ea70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"407ea70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIf you want to use SHARP tree as the topology structure of Super Pod networking, it is recommended that the two network cards of each node are connected to different Leaf switches\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206d7451 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"206d7451\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af52776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af52776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">In Super Pod networking, if the last SU has less than 32 nodes, such as only 16 nodes, can the last SU's Leaf switch use only 4 switches? This will cause two network cards of the same node to access the same leaf switch, will there be any problem with the SHARP tree?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a164337 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a164337\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d57068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"56d57068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mccurry-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of John Doe\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Doe\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Answered on 9:43 am<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37486094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37486094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In Super Pod networking, if the last SU has less than 32 nodes, such as only 16 nodes, then the last SU&#8217;s Leaf switch can use only 4 switches.\u00a0This can save the number of switches and costs, but it will sacrifice some network performance and reliability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SHARP tree is a topology structure based on multi-layer switches, which can achieve efficient global aggregation and broadcast.\u00a0The construction of SHARP tree requires the following conditions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each node has two network cards, which are connected to different Leaf switches.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each Leaf switch has two uplink ports, which are connected to different Spine switches.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each Spine switch has two downlink ports, which are connected to different Leaf switches.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If the two network cards of the same node are connected to the same Leaf switch, then the SHARP tree cannot meet the above conditions, and the following problems will occur:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Network redundancy is reduced. If the Leaf switch or its uplink port fails, the node will lose network connection.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Network bandwidth is reduced. Because each node can only use the bandwidth of one network card, instead of the aggregated bandwidth of two network cards.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Network latency is increased. Because the communication between each node may need to go through more hops.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Therefore, if you want to use SHARP tree as the topology structure of Super Pod networking, it is recommended that the two network cards of each node are connected to different Leaf switches, to ensure network performance and reliability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46386eb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46386eb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332ee71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"332ee71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People Also Ask<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa956cb elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5fa956cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-networking\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/npo-switch-design.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t102.4T NPO Switch Design: Near-Package Optics for AI Scale-Up Networks\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As AI clusters grow from hundreds to thousands of accelerators, traditional electrical and pluggable optical interconnects face increasing challenges in bandwidth density, power consumption, and signal integrity. 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The port it needs to reach is labeled CH11.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tFelisac\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20792 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/cwdm-mux-demux-guide.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tCWDM Mux Demux: Channels, Insertion Loss, and Selection Guide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 18-channel CWDM mux demux can look like the safest purchase: room to grow, one part number, and no second trip to procurement. Then the link budget arrives. An 18-channel<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tBrian\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 5, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20778 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fiber-optic-transceivers\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/usfp-capacity.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tUSFP Capacity Explained: From 6.4T to 12.8T AI Fabric Bandwidth\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>USFP is designed to scale from 6.4T to 12.8T by increasing its electrical lane count while supporting 400 Gb\/s per lane. Its first planned transceivers use 16 full-duplex lanes, delivering<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCasey\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 4, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/cwdm-complete-guide.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tCWDM Complete Guide: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Consider an illustrative scenario: a nine-building hospital campus has one spare fiber pair, and a new imaging center is opening in six weeks. Installing additional duct would take eight months.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCatherine\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 4, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/dwdm-troubleshooting-guide.htm\" >\n\t\t\t\tDWDM Troubleshooting: Diagnose by Measurement, Not Guesswork\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A link runs clean for two years. Then one Tuesday, two edge channels start throwing errors while the other thirty-eight remain healthy. 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