Design and simulations of a serial-link interconnection network for a massively parallel computer system

Author

Sharif, Hamid ; Vakilzadian, Hamid ; Jiang, Hong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

31 Jan-2 Feb 1994

Firstpage

115

Lastpage

119

Abstract

This paper presents a study of an interconnecting architecture between an array of processing elements and shared memory modules in a massively parallel computer system. This architecture is called Serial Link Interconnection Network (SLIN). SLIN is based on ultrahigh-throughput (more than one gigabits per second) bi-directional serial links. These links connect serially ported processing elements and memory modules through a network of switches. The interconnection network places the outer columns of the switches in a tree topology while the innermost columns are linked point to point. The results of the SLIN computer models´ simulations are analyzed. The findings show the advantages of SLIN architecture in terms of cost-effectiveness and link utilization

Keywords

multiprocessor interconnection networks; trees (mathematics); virtual machines; SLIN; Serial Link Interconnection Network; cost-effectiveness; link utilization; massively parallel computer system; parallel computer; serial-link interconnection network; shared memory modules; tree topology; ultrahigh-throughput; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network topology; Shift registers; Sun; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1994., MASCOTS '94., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Durham, NC

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5292-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASCOT.1994.284437

Filename

284437