Abstract :
SYMFONET is a synchronised, star connected, high density wavelength division multiplexed, optical network, which provides each node with a low latency full broadcast capability. The application of this technology, to meet the global time ordering and sequential access characteristics required for shared memory multi-processors, is described.
Keywords :
inter-computer links; multiprocessor interconnection networks; optical links; SYMFONET; WDM; global time ordering; high density; interconnect technology for multinode computing; low latency full broadcast capability; sequential access characteristics; shared memory multi-processors; star connected; synchronised optical network; wavelength division multiplexed;
