Title :
A high performance data driven packet-switching network for detector data readout and event building in an LHC inner detector experiment
Author :
Soråsen, Oddvar ; Lundh, Yngvar ; Nilsen, Frode B. ; Nygard, Einar ; Ostby, Joar Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Oslo Univ., Norway
fDate :
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper describes a concept for implementing a combined data collecting, control and trigger system for Large Hadron Collider experiments at CERN. The system, called SWIPP, is based on a flexible interconnection of fast crossbar switches, interfaced to various transducer, storage and computer nodes by Protocol Engines. This infrastructure offers a common framework for various kinds of information, being programmable and scalable in an easy way. It endeavours to solve the extremely demanding instrumentation needs of these experiments in particle physics
Keywords :
data acquisition; packet switching; parallel processing; physics computing; LHC inner detector; Protocol Engines; SWIPP; crossbar switches; data acquisition; data readout; event building; packet-switching network; trigger system; Assembly systems; Data acquisition; Detectors; Engines; Event detection; High energy physics instrumentation computing; Large Hadron Collider; Particle tracking; Protocols; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
