Title :
Network-on-and-off-chip architecture on demand for flexible optical intra-datacenter networks
Author :
Rofoee, B.R. ; Zervas, Georgios ; Yan, Y. ; Amaya, Norberto ; Qin, Yi ; Simeonidou, Dimitra
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
The paper presents a novel network on-and-off chip approach for highly efficient and transparent intra-datacenter communications. The implemented FPGA-based network on-chip line card enables hitless adaptation between Ethernet and TSON, which is supported by a flexible network off-chip of AoD, demonstrating end-to-end high performance results.
Keywords :
computer centres; field programmable gate arrays; logic design; network-on-chip; Ethernet; FPGA-based network on-chip line card; TSON; flexible network off-chip; flexible optical intra-datacenter networks; hitless adaptation; intra-datacenter communications; network-on-and-off-chip architecture; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Servers; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
