Proton single event effects (SEE) testing of the Myrinet crossbar switch and network interface card

Author

Howard, James W., Jr. ; LaBel, Kenneth A. ; Carts, Martin A. ; Stattel, Ronald ; Rogers, Charles E. ; Irwin, Timothy L.

Author_Institution

Jackson & Tull Chartered Eng., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

40

Abstract

As part of the Remote Exploration and Experimentation Project (REE), work was performed to do a proton SEE evaluation of the Myricom, Inc. network protocol system (Myrinet). This testing included the evaluation of the Myrinet crossbar switch and the network interface card (NIC). To this end, two crossbar switch devices and five components on the NIC were exposed to the proton beam at the University of California at Davis Crocker Nuclear Laboratory (CNL). Official description of the Myrinet standard appears in its entirety in an ANSI document (ANSI/VITA 26-1998, Nov. 2, 1998).

Keywords

aerospace testing; electronic switching systems; network interfaces; proton effects; reliability; space communication links; space vehicle electronics; telecommunication equipment testing; ANSI document; Myricom network protocol system; Myrinet crossbar switch; Myrinet standard; NIC; Remote Exploration and Experimentation Project; crossbar switch devices; network interface card; proton SEE evaluation; proton beam exposure; proton single event effects testing; ANSI standards; Laboratories; Network interfaces; Notice of Violation; Particle beams; Performance evaluation; Protocols; Protons; Switches; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2002 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7544-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/REDW.2002.1045529

Filename

1045529