Title :
The role of optical links in HPC system interconnects
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Livermore, CA, USA
Abstract :
As high-performance scientific computing continues to advance to higher degrees of parallel computing power, the system interconnect becomes a more critical performance-related resource. Optical links have been used strategically to reduce cost per performance in HPC system interconnects for the past decade. In this paper, we explore the performance implications of optical link performance on scientific applications in leading network designs, placing optical signaling technology in the context of its usefulness to HPC system interconnects.
Keywords :
optical interconnections; HPC system interconnects; critical performance-related resource; high-performance scientific computing; network designs; optical links; optical signaling technology; parallel computing power; Bandwidth; Network topology; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552896