HIPPI developments for CERN experiments

Author

van Praag, A. ; Anguelov, T. ; Burckhart, D. ; McLaren, R.A. ; van der Bij, H.C. ; Bovier, J. ; Cristin, P. ; Haben, M. ; Jovanovic, P. ; Kenyon, I. ; Staley, R. ; Cunningham, D. ; Watson, G. ; Green, B. ; Strong, J.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Volume

39

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

880

Lastpage

885

Abstract

The high-performance parallel interface (HIPPI) is an ANSI standard, using a minimal protocol and providing 100 Mbyte/s transfers over distances up to 25 m. A brief technical introduction to the HIPPI is given, followed by examples of planned applications in high-energy physics experiments including the developments involving CERN: a detector emulator, a RISC-processor-based VME connection, a long-distance fiber optics connection, and a HIPPI testbox. Equipment using this standard is offered by a growing number of computer manufacturers. A commercially available HIPPI chip set allows low-cost implementations

Keywords

network interfaces; physics computing; protocols; 100 MByte/s; 25 m; ANSI standard; CERN; CERN experiments; HIPPI developments; HIPPI testbox; RISC-processor-based VME connection; computer manufacturers; detector emulator; high-energy physics; high-performance parallel interface; long-distance fiber optics connection; low-cost implementations; minimal protocol; ANSI standards; Circuits; Communication cables; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Protocols; Switches; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.159725

Filename

159725