Author :
Garcia, David ; Cowan, Joe ; Still, Greg ; Madison, Carl ; Bradley, Mark ; Potter, Kip
Author_Institution :
Compaq, Cupertino, CA, USA
Abstract :
Future I/O provides a high-performance switched-fabric interconnect to enable both host-to-host and host-to-I/O node communication. Providing inherent redundancy characteristics, 1 GB/sec data rates and support for legacy IP, this architecture will satisfy bandwidth requirements for a number of applications for years to come. The architecture enables very low-cost implementations for adapter vendors and also scales to very high-end IPC and more complex data exchange scenarios. This will lead to use of this architecture throughout the computer industry
Keywords :
interconnections; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network interfaces; redundancy; standards; storage management; transport protocols; Future I/O standard; SANIC interface; adapter vendors; bandwidth requirements; complex data exchange scenarios; high-end IPC; high-performance interconnect; host-to-I/O node communication; host-to-host node communication; legacy IP support; low-cost implementations; point-to-point switched communications fabric; redundancy characteristics; switched-fabric interconnect; virtual interface architecture;
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.1999.806417
