Title :
Multi-plane optical interconnection for energy-proportional network architectures
Author :
Liboiron-Ladouceur, O. ; Cerutti, I. ; Raponi, P.G. ; Andriolli, N. ; Castoldi, P.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper considers a multi-plane architecture based on space and wavelength switching for a more energy-efficient and energy-proportional interconnection network. The power dissipation of the proposed architecture is evaluated with respect to the network utilization, an increasingly important network metric in high performance computing platforms.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical interconnections; energy-proportional network architectures; multi-plane architecture; multi-plane optical interconnection; power dissipation; space switching; wavelength switching; Computer architecture; Couplers; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Power dissipation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553678
