Title :
Evaluating the performance of photonic interconnection networks
Author :
Chamberlain, Roger ; Baw, Ch´ng Shi ; Franklin, Mark ; Hackmann, Christopher ; Krishnamurthy, Praveen ; Mahajan, Abhijit ; Wrighton, Michael
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Res. Center, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and use of the interconnection network simulator (ICNS) framework. ICNS is a modular, object-oriented simulation system that has been developed to investigate performance issues in multiprocessor interconnection networks that exploit photonic technology in their design. We describe the ICNS infrastructure, present two distinct photonic interconnection networks that have been modeled using ICNS, and give performance results for each of these networks.
Keywords :
digital simulation; multiprocessor interconnection networks; object-oriented programming; optical fibre networks; performance evaluation; MessageObj; interconnection network simulator; modular simulation system; multiprocessor interconnection networks; object-oriented simulation; optical fiber link; photonic interconnection networks; Bandwidth; Computational modeling; Fabrics; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Object oriented modeling; Optical design; Optical fibers; Photonics; Space technology; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. 35th Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1552-5
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.2002.1000156
