Technical Challenges and Solutions for Large Language Model Inference Infrastructure

Currently, large language models have become mature enough and are demonstrating application potential in various scenarios. With the development of the AI agent ecosystem, the inference workload of large language models have surpassed the training workload, becoming the core engine driving the growth of computing power demand. However, this shift in focus from model “training” to “inference” has placed significant pressure on inference infrastructure. This article analyzes the evolutionary trends of large language model inference infrastructure, summarizes the technical challenges it faces across the four dimensions of “computing, communication, storage, and scheduling”, and in combination with Lenovo’s innovative practices, proposes targeted hardware-software collaborative solutions.