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FreeToken Weight (FTW) Storage Format

The FreeToken Weight (FTW) storage format is a pre-processed weight file format that stores expert parameters pre-merged into the normalized runtime bank layout ahead of time. By preparing the weights in advance according to the engine's exact runtime memory arrangement, the system completely bypasses tensor discovery, unpacking, and runtime weight repacking during startup. At engine launch, expert weights are loaded via parallel direct I/O as aligned chunks directly into pre-allocated, exact-size host banks, allowing rapid cold bootstrap prior to memory pinning.

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Updated 2026-09-07

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Edge-Native Mixture-of-Experts Serving with FreeToken @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ch.4 Platform Adaptation and Performance Evaluation - Edge-Native Mixture-of-Experts Serving with FreeToken @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Expert Storage Formats and Platform Adaptation - Edge-Native Mixture-of-Experts Serving with FreeToken @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor