Title :
A four-terabit packet switch supporting long round-trip times
Author :
Abel, François ; Minkenberg, Cyriel ; Luijten, Ronald P. ; Gusat, Mitchell ; Iliadis, Ilias
Author_Institution :
IBM Zurich Res. Lab., Ruschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
This 4-TBPS packet switch uses a combined input- and crosspoint-queued (CICQ) structure with virtual output queuing at the ingress to achieve the scalability of input-buffered switches, the performance of output-buffered switches, and low latency.
Keywords :
packet switching; performance evaluation; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication networks; 4 Tbit/s; CICQ; communications networks; packet switch; packet switches; performance; virtual output queuing; Aggregates; Communication switching; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Delay; Fabrics; Packet switching; Scheduling; Switches; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MM.2003.1179894
