Overview of the Scalable Coherent Interface, IEEE STD 1596 (SCI)

Author

Gustavson, David B. ; James, David V. ; Wiggers, Hans A.

Author_Institution

SLAC, Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

25-31 Oct 1992

Firstpage

488

Abstract

The Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) standard defines a new generation of interconnection that spans the full range from supercomputer memory `bus´ to campus-wide network. SCI provides bus-like services and a shared-memory software model while using an underlying packet protocol on many independent communication links. Initially these links are 1 GByte/s (wires) and 1 GBit/s (fiber), but the protocol scales well to future faster or lower-cost technologies. The interconnect may use switches, meshes, and rings. The SCI distributed-shared-memory model is simple and versatile, enabling a smooth integration of highly parallel multiprocessors, workstations, personal computers, input/output, networking, and data acquisition

Keywords

computer interfaces; Scalable Coherent Interface; distributed-shared-memory; interconnect; meshes; packet protocol; rings; shared-memory software; supercomputer memory; switches; Cache storage; Communication switching; Linear accelerators; Microcomputers; Optical fiber communication; Protocols; Supercomputers; Switches; Wires; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0884-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301304

Filename

301304