Push-based KV transfer to improve TTFT and TPOT in vLLM
In brief
- vLLM separates LLM inference into prefill and decode phases to optimize resources.
- NIXL's push-based transfer reduces critical path latency by moving coordination off the critical path.
- Up to 3x TTFT and 30% TPOT improvements on AWS EC2 P5en with EFA.
vLLM splits LLM inference into prefill and decode phases, requiring KV cache transfers between instances. A new push-based transfer method, NIXL, reduces critical path latency and significantly boosts performance.
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