Title :
An optical interconnect model for k-ary n-cube wormhole networks
Author :
Raksapatcharawong, Mongkol ; Pinkston, Timothy Mark
Author_Institution :
SMART Interconnects Group, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an optical interconnect model for k-ary n-cube network topologies based on free-space analysis. This model integrates relevant parameters inherent to optics with traditional network parameters to make it applicable for performance evaluation of parallel processor optical network designs. We apply this model to a free-space diffractive-reflective optical interconnect and compare our results with electronic-based networks
Keywords :
multiprocessor interconnection networks; network routing; optical interconnections; parallel architectures; performance evaluation; electronic-based networks; free-space analysis; free-space diffractive-reflective optical interconnect; k-ary n-cube wormhole networks; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network parameters; network topology; optical interconnect model; parallel processor optical network design; performance evaluation; relevant parameters; wormhole switching; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Delay; Integrated optics; Multiprocessing systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network topology; Optical design; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Power system modeling; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Symposium, 1996., Proceedings of IPPS '96, The 10th International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7255-2
DOI :
10.1109/IPPS.1996.508129
