A 2026 report by Wired shared that Amazon supposedly has a new network architecture will allow the company to use 69% fewer routers and switches and 40% less power at its massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, yet provide 33% better throughput.

The core of the breakthrough is called resilient network graphs, or RNG. It’s a way to use random cable connections to make a network work more efficiently. In it are two key innovations: On the hardware side is a device called a ShuffleBox, which randomizes physical cable connections between network components to make the network structure more efficient. It pairs with software called Spraypoint, a custom traffic-routing algorithm specifically designed to work within the RNG design. 

• Read the paper here: RNG – Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale
• More details here: https://www.bgr.com/2191712/amazon-data-center-breakthrough-explained/
• Wired article: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-thinks-the-future-of-data-centers-depends-on-a-technical-problem-it-just-solved/