DocumentCode
2490939
Title
Commercial MPP networks: Time for optics?
Author
Stunkel, Craig B.
Author_Institution
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
22-24 June 1997
Firstpage
90
Lastpage
95
Abstract
Today´s commercial MPP machines do not employ optics within their interconnection networks. In this paper we identify several recent trends in MPP networks and attempt to predict how these trends will affect the incorporation of optical interconnect technologies in the near future. We also recognize that successful commercial systems tend to change in an evolutionary fashion, and some possible evolutionary scenarios are discussed.
Keywords
optical interconnections; parallel architectures; parallel machines; technological forecasting; MPP machines; MPP networks; commercial systems; evolutionary scenarios; future; interconnection networks; optical interconnect; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Copper; Delay; Memory architecture; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1997., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7975-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MPPOI.1997.609123
Filename
609123
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