Title :
SLC´s adaptation of the ALS high performance serial link
Author_Institution :
SLAC, Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The Keep It Simple Network (KISNet) is a very high speed, low overhead, primarily point-to-point network adapted from the LBL Advanced Light Source (ALS) control system. KISNet implements the ALS system in the SLAC Linear Collider (SLC) environment. Commercially available communication hardware and protocols do not meet the per-small-packet transmission time requirements of the initial application that motivated the development of KISNet. In the SLC environment, the communications system is used in a slightly different way than at ALS. The software is layered to enable insertion of future hardware as it becomes available. Several enhancements for the future of KISNet are under consideration.<>
Keywords :
computerised control; control systems; linear accelerators; ALS high performance serial link; KISNet; Keep It Simple Network; LBL Advanced Light Source; SLAC Linear Collider; SLC; communication hardware; control system; per-small-packet transmission time; point-to-point network; protocols; Application software; Communication system control; Feedback; Hardware; Light sources; Lighting control; Linear accelerators; Microprocessors; Protocols; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164678