A study of an SCI switch fabric

Author

Liebhart, Manfred ; Brenner, Eugen ; Bogaerts, André

Author_Institution

Inst. for Tech. Inf., Tech. Univ. Graz, Austria

fYear

1997

fDate

12-15 Jan 1997

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

169

Abstract

The scalable coherent interface (SCI) defines a high-speed interconnect system that provides a coherent memory system. It specifies a topology-independent communication protocol with the possibility of connecting up to 64 K nodes. SCI switches are the key components in building large SCI systems effectively. An SCI switch which uses several internal buses is studied as well as more complex systems composed of several switches. Computer simulations are used to compare the different models and to determine system parameters

Keywords

electronic switching systems; multistage interconnection networks; packet switching; protocols; system buses; SCI switch fabric; coherent memory system; computer simulations; high-speed interconnect system; internal buses; multistage interconnection networks; scalable coherent interface; system parameters; topology-independent communication protocol; Channel allocation; Communication switching; Computer simulation; Delay; Fabrics; Informatics; Joining processes; Production; Protocols; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1997. MASCOTS '97., Proceedings Fifth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Haifa

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7758-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASCOT.1997.567605

Filename

567605