Title :
The Gemini interconnect: Data path measurements and performance analysis
Author :
Baw, Ch´ng Shi ; Chamberlain, Roger D. ; Franklin, Mark A. ; Wrighton, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Res. Center, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
The Gemini interconnect is a dual technology (optical and electrical) interconnection network designed for use in tightly-coupled multicomputer systems. It consists of a circuit-switched optical data path in parallel with a packet-switched electrical control/data path. Here, we present quantitative measurements of optical data path operation from the physical implementation, as well as a discrete-event simulation model of the entire interconnect that includes visualization capabilities. Performance analyses of several aspects of system operation are developed from the simulation model
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; electro-optical switches; multistage interconnection networks; optical interconnections; performance evaluation; Banyan topology; Gemini interconnect; circuit-switched optical data path; data path measurements; discrete-event simulation model; electrical interconnection network; electrooptical switching elements; optical data path operation; optical interconnection network; packet-switched electrical control; performance analysis; processor-to-processor interconnection network; tightly-coupled multicomputer systems; visualization capabilities; Data visualization; Discrete event simulation; Integrated circuit interconnections; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Performance analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Interconnects, 1999. (PI '99) Proceedings. The 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0440-X
DOI :
10.1109/PI.1999.806391
