Multistage interconnection networks using optical interconnects

Author

Taylor, M.G. ; Midwinter, J.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

fYear

1990

fDate

33007

Firstpage

42430

Lastpage

42433

Abstract

It is shown that by applying various mapping transformations to standard multistage interconnection networks, new schemes are obtained which are ideal for the incorporation of optical interconnects. The new two dimensional interconnection networks use light to transport data only over distances so large that electrical communication would slow the system down, and leave electronics to do the rest of the work. An ATM switch operating on many parallel channels at data rates of 1 GHz is feasible

Keywords

multiprocessor interconnection networks; optical interconnections; optical links; parallel processing; 1 GHz; ATM switch; UHF; asynchronous transfer mode; mapping transformations; optical interconnects; parallel processing; standard multistage interconnection networks; two dimensional interconnection networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Optical Connection and Switching Networks for Communication and Computing, IEE Colloquium on

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

Filename

190145

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=280024