Title :
RMB-a reconfigurable multiple bus network
Author :
ElGindy, H. ; Schröder, H. ; Spray, A. ; Somani, A.K. ; Schmeck, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Newcastle Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The heart of a massively parallel computer is its interconnection network. In this article we present a reconfigurable multiple bas network to support circuit switching as means of communication between processors of a multiprocessor machine. The main contribution of the papers is in demonstrating the simplicity of the routing hardware whilst still providing modularity and full utilization of the multiple bus system. A comparison with major interconnection network is also presented
Keywords :
circuit switching; multiprocessor interconnection networks; reconfigurable architectures; RMB; circuit switching; full utilization; interconnection network; massively parallel computer; modularity; reconfigurable multiple bus network; routing hardware; Australia; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Routing protocols; Spraying; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
High-Performance Computer Architecture, 1996. Proceedings., Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7237-4
DOI :
10.1109/HPCA.1996.501178
