Title :
Complex high speed links in server environments
Author :
de Araujo, D.N. ; Matoglu, E. ; Cases, M. ; Pham, N.
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
31 May-3 June 2005
Abstract :
Complex interconnects for server links pose a design challenge due to many components, interactions and tradeoffs. This paper examines the evolution, design choices, current challenges, and future directions of such high speed links in a scalable server setting.
Keywords :
network servers; workstation clusters; complex interconnects; high speed links; scalable server setting; server environments; server links; Backplanes; Bandwidth; Connectors; Copper; Costs; High performance computing; Multicore processing; Scalability; Signal processing; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 2005. Proceedings. 55th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8907-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.2005.1442032