Title :
VLSI Design and Implementation of a High-Speed Multicast Switch Fabric
Author :
Li, Cong ; Venkatesan, R. ; Heys, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, Nfld.
Abstract :
This paper presents the VLSI design and implementation of a new cell-based high-speed multicast switch fabric using the 0.18 mum CMOS technology. Using distributed control, multistage interconnection network structure, and modular design, the multicast balanced gamma (BG) switch features a scalable, high performance architecture for unicast, multicast and combined traffic under both uniform and non-uniform traffic conditions. The BG switch follows predominantly an output-buffered architecture and utilizes a self-replication mechanism for multicast traffic switching. In the paper, we discuss in detail the front-end design issues of the switch using the ASIC design flow recommended by the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC). Synthesized results are provided for measures of circuit complexity and timing
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; distributed control; multicast communication; multistage interconnection networks; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; 0.18 micron; ASIC design flow; CMC; CMOS technology; Canadian Microelectronics Corporation; VLSI design; application specific integrated circuit; distributed control; high-speed multicast switch fabric; multicast balanced gamma feature; multicast traffic switching; multistage interconnection network; self-replication mechanism; very large scale integration; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Communication system traffic control; Distributed control; Fabrics; Microelectronics; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Switches; Unicast; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2006 23rd Biennial Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kigston, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9528-X
DOI :
10.1109/BSC.2006.1644641
