Real-Time AI Translation Technologies 2025: Achieving Zero-Latency Global Communication#

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class RealTimeTranslationMetrics:
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    """Key performance indicators for real-time translation systems"""
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    HUMAN_CONVERSATION_THRESHOLD = 250  # milliseconds
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    ACCEPTABLE_LATENCY = 200  # milliseconds
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    OPTIMAL_LATENCY = 100  # milliseconds
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    def calculate_end_to_end_latency(self):
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        return {
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            'audio_capture': 10,  # ms
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            'preprocessing': 15,  # ms
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            'network_transit': 30,  # ms
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            'inference': 80,  # ms
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            'synthesis': 40,  # ms
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            'playback_buffer': 25,  # ms
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            'total': 200  # ms - achieving human-like interaction
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        }

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// C++ implementation for spatial audio processing
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#include <spatial_audio.h>
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#include <translation_engine.h>
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class SpatialTranslationProcessor {
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private:
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    struct SpeakerProfile {
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        Vector3D position;
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        std::string language;
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        VoiceFingerprint fingerprint;
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        float confidence;
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    };
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    std::vector<SpeakerProfile> active_speakers;
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    BinauralRenderer binaural_renderer;
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    TranslationEngine translation_engine;
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public:
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    AudioBuffer process_spatial_audio(
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        const MultiChannelAudio& input,
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        const std::string& target_language
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    ) {
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        // Step 1: Speaker separation and localization
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        auto separated_sources = separate_speakers(input);
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        // Step 2: Parallel translation of each speaker
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        std::vector<std::future<TranslatedAudio>> translations;
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        for (const auto& source : separated_sources) {
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            translations.push_back(
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                std::async(std::launch::async, [&]() {
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                    // Detect speaker language
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                    auto detected_lang = detect_language(source.audio);
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                    // Skip if already in target language
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                    if (detected_lang == target_language) {
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                        return TranslatedAudio{
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                            source.audio,
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                            source.position,
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                            source.speaker_id
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                        };
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                    }
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                    // Translate while preserving voice characteristics
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                    auto translated = translation_engine.translate(
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                        source.audio,
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                        detected_lang,
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                        target_language,
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                        source.voice_profile
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                    );
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                    return TranslatedAudio{
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                        translated,
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                        source.position,
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                        source.speaker_id
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                    };
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                })
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            );
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        }
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        // Step 3: Spatial mixing with original positions
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        AudioBuffer output(input.sample_rate, input.channels);
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        for (auto& future : translations) {
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            auto translated = future.get();
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            // Apply HRTF for spatial positioning
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            auto spatialized = binaural_renderer.render(
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                translated.audio,
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                translated.position
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            );
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            output.mix(spatialized);
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        }
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        return output;
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    }
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private:
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    std::vector<SeparatedSource> separate_speakers(
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        const MultiChannelAudio& input
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    ) {
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        // Use beamforming and blind source separation
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        BeamFormer beamformer(input.channel_count);
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        auto doa_estimates = beamformer.estimate_directions(input);
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        // Apply Independent Component Analysis
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        ICA ica(input.channel_count);
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        auto separated = ica.separate(input);
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        // Match separated sources with spatial positions
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        std::vector<SeparatedSource> sources;
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        for (size_t i = 0; i < separated.size(); ++i) {
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            sources.push_back({
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                separated[i],
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                doa_estimates[i],
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                generate_speaker_id(),
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                extract_voice_profile(separated[i])
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            });
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        }
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        return sources;
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    }
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};

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# Kubernetes deployment for edge translation nodes
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apiVersion: v1
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kind: ConfigMap
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metadata:
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  name: edge-translation-config
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data:
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  config.yaml: |
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    edge_node:
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      location: us-east-1
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      models:
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        - name: whisper-large-v3
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          memory: 4Gi
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          quantization: int8
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        - name: seamlessm4t-medium
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          memory: 8Gi
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          quantization: fp16
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      cache:
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        type: redis
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        size: 16Gi
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        ttl: 3600
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      networking:
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        protocol: quic
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        congestion_control: bbr
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        max_connections: 5000
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---
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apiVersion: apps/v1
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kind: DaemonSet
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metadata:
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  name: edge-translator
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spec:
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  selector:
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    matchLabels:
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      app: edge-translator
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  template:
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    metadata:
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      labels:
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        app: edge-translator
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    spec:
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      hostNetwork: true  # Direct network access for minimal latency
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      containers:
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      - name: translator
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        image: realtime-translator:v2.5.0
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        resources:
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          requests:
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            memory: "16Gi"
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            cpu: "8"
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            nvidia.com/gpu: "1"
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          limits:
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            memory: "32Gi"
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            cpu: "16"
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            nvidia.com/gpu: "1"
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        env:
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        - name: NODE_TYPE
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          value: "edge"
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        - name: ENABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION
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          value: "true"
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        - name: MAX_BATCH_SIZE
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          value: "32"
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        volumeMounts:
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        - name: model-cache
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          mountPath: /models
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        - name: shared-memory
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          mountPath: /dev/shm
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      volumes:
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      - name: model-cache
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        hostPath:
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          path: /var/cache/models
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      - name: shared-memory
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        emptyDir:
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          medium: Memory
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          sizeLimit: 8Gi

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// WebRTC-based real-time translation in the browser
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class BrowserTranslationClient {
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    constructor(config) {
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        this.pc = new RTCPeerConnection(config.iceServers);
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        this.audioContext = new AudioContext();
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        this.worklet = null;
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        this.translationWorker = new Worker('translation-worker.js');
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    }
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    async initialize() {
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        // Load audio worklet for low-latency processing
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        await this.audioContext.audioWorklet.addModule('audio-processor.js');
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        this.worklet = new AudioWorkletNode(
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            this.audioContext,
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            'translation-processor'
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        );
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        // Setup WebRTC data channel for metadata
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        this.dataChannel = this.pc.createDataChannel('translation-meta', {
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            ordered: true,
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            maxRetransmits: 3
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        });
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        // Configure audio processing pipeline
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        await this.setupAudioPipeline();
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    }
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    async setupAudioPipeline() {
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        const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
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            audio: {
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                echoCancellation: true,
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                noiseSuppression: true,
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                autoGainControl: true,
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                sampleRate: 48000,
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                channelCount: 1
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            }
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        });
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        const source = this.audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
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        // Connect: Microphone -> Worklet -> ScriptProcessor -> WebRTC
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        source.connect(this.worklet);
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        // Process audio in chunks for translation
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        this.worklet.port.onmessage = async (event) => {
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            if (event.data.type === 'audio-chunk') {
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                // Send to translation worker
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                this.translationWorker.postMessage({
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                    type: 'translate',
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                    audio: event.data.buffer,
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                    sourceLang: this.sourceLang,
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                    targetLang: this.targetLang
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                });
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            }
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        };
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        // Receive translated audio from worker
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        this.translationWorker.onmessage = (event) => {
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            if (event.data.type === 'translated-audio') {
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                this.playTranslatedAudio(event.data.buffer);
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                this.sendViaWebRTC(event.data.buffer);
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            }
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        };
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    }
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    async sendViaWebRTC(audioBuffer) {
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        // Encode for transmission
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        const encoded = await this.encodeOpus(audioBuffer);
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        // Send via RTP
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        const track = new MediaStreamTrack();
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        const sender = this.pc.addTrack(track);
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        // Configure encoding parameters for low latency
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        const params = sender.getParameters();
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        params.encodings[0].maxBitrate = 128000;
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        params.encodings[0].networkPriority = 'high';
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        params.encodings[0].priority = 'high';
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        await sender.setParameters(params);
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    }
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}
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// Translation Worker (translation-worker.js)
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self.importScripts('onnxruntime-web.js');
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class TranslationWorker {
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    constructor() {
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        this.session = null;
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        this.initializeModel();
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    }
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    async initializeModel() {
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        // Load quantized ONNX model for browser execution
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        this.session = await ort.InferenceSession.create(
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            'whisper-tiny-quantized.onnx',
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            {
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                executionProviders: ['webgpu', 'wasm'],
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                graphOptimizationLevel: 'all'
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            }
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        );
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    }
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    async translate(audioData, sourceLang, targetLang) {
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        // Preprocess audio
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        const features = this.extractFeatures(audioData);
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        // Run inference
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        const feeds = {
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            'audio_features': new ort.Tensor('float32', features, [1, 80, 3000]),
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            'source_lang': new ort.Tensor('int64', [this.langToId(sourceLang)], [1]),
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            'target_lang': new ort.Tensor('int64', [this.langToId(targetLang)], [1])
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        };
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        const results = await this.session.run(feeds);
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        // Synthesize translated speech
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        const translatedAudio = await this.synthesizeSpeech(
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            results.translation.data,
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            targetLang
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        );
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        return translatedAudio;
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    }
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}
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self.translationWorker = new TranslationWorker();
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self.onmessage = async (event) => {
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    if (event.data.type === 'translate') {
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        const translated = await self.translationWorker.translate(
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            event.data.audio,
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            event.data.sourceLang,
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            event.data.targetLang
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        );
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        self.postMessage({
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            type: 'translated-audio',
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            buffer: translated
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        });
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    }
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};

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class SpeculativeTranslationDecoder:
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    """
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    Predict likely continuations before sentence completion
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    """
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    def __init__(self, main_model, draft_model):
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        self.main_model = main_model  # Large, accurate model
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        self.draft_model = draft_model  # Small, fast model
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        self.speculation_length = 5  # tokens
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    async def translate_streaming(self, audio_stream):
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        buffer = []
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        context = []
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        async for chunk in audio_stream:
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            buffer.append(chunk)
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            # Start processing before sentence end
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            if len(buffer) >= self.min_chunk_size:
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                # Quick draft translation
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                draft_tokens = await self.draft_model.generate(
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                    buffer,
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                    max_length=self.speculation_length
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                )
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                # Verify with main model in parallel
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                verification_task = asyncio.create_task(
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                    self.main_model.verify(buffer, draft_tokens)
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                )
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                # Continue processing next chunk while verifying
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                if len(buffer) >= self.processing_threshold:
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                    # Use draft tokens immediately if confidence is high
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                    if self.confidence_score(draft_tokens) > 0.9:
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                        yield draft_tokens
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                        context.extend(draft_tokens)
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                    else:
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                        # Wait for verification
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                        verified_tokens = await verification_task
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                        yield verified_tokens
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                        context.extend(verified_tokens)
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                    buffer.clear()

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// Rust implementation for adaptive quality based on network conditions
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use std::sync::Arc;
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use tokio::sync::RwLock;
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pub struct AdaptiveTranslationStream {
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    network_monitor: NetworkMonitor,
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    quality_levels: Vec<QualityProfile>,
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    current_quality: Arc<RwLock<usize>>,
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}
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impl AdaptiveTranslationStream {
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    pub async fn stream_with_adaptation(&self, input: AudioStream) -> Result<OutputStream> {
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        let mut output = OutputStream::new();
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        loop {
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            // Monitor network conditions
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            let bandwidth = self.network_monitor.get_bandwidth().await;
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            let latency = self.network_monitor.get_latency().await;
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            let packet_loss = self.network_monitor.get_packet_loss().await;
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            // Select optimal quality level
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            let quality_index = self.select_quality(bandwidth, latency, packet_loss);
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            // Update quality if changed
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            let mut current = self.current_quality.write().await;
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            if *current != quality_index {
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                *current = quality_index;
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                output.send_metadata(QualityChange(quality_index)).await?;
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            }
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            drop(current);
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            // Process with selected quality
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            let quality = &self.quality_levels[quality_index];
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            let processed = self.process_with_quality(input.clone(), quality).await?;
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            output.send(processed).await?;
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        }
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    }
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    fn select_quality(&self, bandwidth: f64, latency: f64, packet_loss: f64) -> usize {
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        // Quality selection algorithm
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        if bandwidth > 1000.0 && latency < 50.0 && packet_loss < 0.01 {
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            0  // Highest quality
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        } else if bandwidth > 500.0 && latency < 100.0 && packet_loss < 0.05 {
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            1  // High quality
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        } else if bandwidth > 256.0 && latency < 200.0 && packet_loss < 0.10 {
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            2  // Medium quality
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        } else {
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            3  // Low quality (prioritize latency)
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        }
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    }
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}
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#[derive(Clone)]
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struct QualityProfile {
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    name: String,
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    sample_rate: u32,
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    bit_depth: u8,
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    model_size: ModelSize,
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    vocab_size: usize,
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    beam_width: usize,
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}
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impl QualityProfile {
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    fn profiles() -> Vec<Self> {
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        vec![
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            QualityProfile {
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                name: "Ultra".to_string(),
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                sample_rate: 48000,
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                bit_depth: 24,
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                model_size: ModelSize::Large,
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                vocab_size: 50000,
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                beam_width: 5,
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            },
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            QualityProfile {
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                name: "High".to_string(),
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                sample_rate: 44100,
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                bit_depth: 16,
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                model_size: ModelSize::Medium,
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                vocab_size: 30000,
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                beam_width: 3,
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            },
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            QualityProfile {
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                name: "Medium".to_string(),
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                sample_rate: 22050,
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                bit_depth: 16,
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                model_size: ModelSize::Small,
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                vocab_size: 20000,
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                beam_width: 2,
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            },
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            QualityProfile {
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                name: "Low".to_string(),
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                sample_rate: 16000,
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                bit_depth: 8,
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                model_size: ModelSize::Tiny,
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                vocab_size: 10000,
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                beam_width: 1,
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            },
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        ]
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    }
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}

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class UNAssemblyTranslationSystem:
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    """
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    Handling 193 member states with 6 official languages + 20 additional languages
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    """
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    def __init__(self):
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        self.official_languages = ['en', 'fr', 'es', 'ru', 'zh', 'ar']
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        self.additional_languages = self.load_additional_languages()
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        self.interpreter_pool = InterpreterPool(capacity=100)
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    async def setup_assembly_session(self, session_config):
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        # Create translation matrix for all language pairs
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        translation_matrix = self.create_translation_matrix()
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        # Allocate resources based on expected speakers
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        resources = await self.allocate_resources(
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            session_config.expected_delegates,
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            session_config.duration_hours
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        )
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        # Setup hybrid AI-human interpretation
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        channels = []
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        for lang_pair in translation_matrix:
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            if lang_pair.is_official_to_official():
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                # Use human interpreters for official languages
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                channel = await self.interpreter_pool.assign(lang_pair)
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            else:
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                # Use AI for additional languages
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                channel = await self.create_ai_channel(lang_pair)
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            channels.append(channel)
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        return AssemblySession(channels, resources)
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    async def handle_floor_speech(self, audio_stream, speaker_info):
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        # Identify speaker's language
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        detected_lang = await self.detect_language(audio_stream)
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        # Route to all target languages in parallel
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        translation_tasks = []
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        for target_lang in self.get_active_languages():
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            if target_lang != detected_lang:
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                task = asyncio.create_task(
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                    self.translate_to(audio_stream, detected_lang, target_lang)
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                )
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                translation_tasks.append((target_lang, task))
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        # Broadcast translations
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        for lang, task in translation_tasks:
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            translated_stream = await task
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            await self.broadcast_to_delegates(translated_stream, lang)

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// Mobile app for real-time translation at Olympics venues
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class OlympicsTranslationApp {
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    private locationService: LocationService;
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    private translationEngine: TranslationEngine;
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    private venueData: VenueDatabase;
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    async provideContextualTranslation(
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        audioInput: MediaStream,
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        userLocation: Coordinates
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    ): Promise<TranslationResult> {
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        // Determine context based on location
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        const venue = await this.venueData.getVenue(userLocation);
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        const context = this.determineContext(venue);
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        // Optimize translation for specific domain
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        const domainModel = this.selectDomainModel(context);
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        // Add venue-specific terminology
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        const customDict = await this.loadVenueTerminology(venue);
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        return this.translationEngine.translate(audioInput, {
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            model: domainModel,
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            customDictionary: customDict,
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            context: context,
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            prioritizeSpeed: true  // Optimize for tourist interactions
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        });
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    }
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    private determineContext(venue: Venue): TranslationContext {
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        return {
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            domain: venue.type,  // 'sports', 'dining', 'transport'
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            expectedTopics: venue.activities,
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            commonPhrases: venue.frequentQueries,
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            emergencyTerms: venue.safetyVocabulary
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        };
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    }
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}

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class BCITranslator:
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    """
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    Experimental: Direct neural signal to translated speech
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    """
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    def __init__(self):
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        self.eeg_processor = EEGSignalProcessor()
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        self.thought_decoder = ThoughtToTextDecoder()
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        self.translator = NeuralTranslator()
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        self.speech_synthesizer = SpeechSynthesizer()
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    async def translate_thoughts(self, eeg_stream, target_language):
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        # Process EEG signals
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        neural_features = await self.eeg_processor.extract_features(eeg_stream)
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        # Decode intended speech
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        intended_text = await self.thought_decoder.decode(neural_features)
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        # Translate to target language
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        translated_text = await self.translator.translate(
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            intended_text,
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            source='thought_patterns',
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            target=target_language
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        )
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        # Synthesize speech
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        speech = await self.speech_synthesizer.generate(
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            translated_text,
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            voice_profile='neutral'
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        )
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        return speech

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from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, execute
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from qiskit.providers.aer import QasmSimulator
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class QuantumTranslationAccelerator:
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    """
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    Leverage quantum superposition for parallel translation paths
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    """
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    def __init__(self):
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        self.simulator = QasmSimulator()
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        self.quantum_vocab_encoder = QuantumVocabularyEncoder()
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    def quantum_beam_search(self, input_tokens, beam_width=5):
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        # Encode possible translations in superposition
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        qc = QuantumCircuit(self.num_qubits)
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        # Create superposition of translation candidates
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        for i in range(self.num_qubits):
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            qc.h(i)  # Hadamard gate for superposition
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        # Apply translation oracle
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        qc = self.apply_translation_oracle(qc, input_tokens)
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        # Amplitude amplification for likely translations
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        qc = self.grover_operator(qc, iterations=3)
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        # Measure to collapse to most likely translations
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        qc.measure_all()
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        # Execute quantum circuit
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        job = execute(qc, self.simulator, shots=1000)
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        result = job.result()
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        counts = result.get_counts(qc)
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        # Extract top beam_width translations
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        top_translations = sorted(
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            counts.items(),
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            key=lambda x: x[1],
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            reverse=True
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        )[:beam_width]
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        return [self.decode_quantum_state(state) for state, _ in top_translations]

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import pandas as pd
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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class LatencyAnalyzer:
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    def analyze_system_performance(self):
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        # Real-world latency measurements from production systems
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        data = {
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            'System': ['DeepL Voice', 'Timekettle W4', 'KUDO Platform',
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                      'Google Meet', 'Meta Smart Glasses', 'Spatial Audio AI'],
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            'Audio_Capture': [8, 10, 12, 9, 11, 15],
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            'Preprocessing': [12, 15, 18, 14, 16, 22],
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            'Network': [25, 35, 30, 28, 40, 45],
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            'Inference': [75, 85, 95, 80, 90, 110],
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            'Synthesis': [35, 40, 45, 38, 42, 50],
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            'Playback': [25, 25, 30, 26, 28, 35],
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            'Total': [180, 210, 230, 195, 227, 277]
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        }
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        df = pd.DataFrame(data)
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        # Calculate percentile performance
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        for percentile in [50, 90, 95, 99]:
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            df[f'P{percentile}'] = df['Total'] * (1 + percentile/1000)
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        return df

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# Production-ready configuration for real-time translation
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production_config:
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  architecture:
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    pattern: "microservices"
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    communication: "grpc"  # Lower latency than REST
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    service_mesh: "istio"
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  performance:
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    connection_pooling:
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      min: 10
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      max: 1000
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      idle_timeout: 30s
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    caching:
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      strategy: "multi-tier"
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      l1_cache: "in-memory"  # 10ms access
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      l2_cache: "redis"      # 50ms access
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      l3_cache: "cdn"        # 100ms access
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    batching:
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      enabled: true
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      max_batch_size: 32
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      max_wait_time: 50ms
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  reliability:
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    circuit_breaker:
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      threshold: 0.5
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      timeout: 30s
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      half_open_requests: 3
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    retry_policy:
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      max_attempts: 3
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      backoff: "exponential"
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      jitter: true
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    fallback:
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      - "regional_server"
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      - "global_cloud"