Title :
The design and implementation of a multiqueue buffer for VLSI communication switches
Author :
Frazier, Gregory L. ; Tamir, Yuval
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The micro-architecture and VLSI implementation of a dynamically allocated multiqueue (DAMQ) buffer are presented. Design tradeoffs for the DAMQ buffer´s datapath are discussed and a floorplan and the timing of the major functional units are presented. It is shown that in VLSI switches, with buffers than can store multiple packets, additional chip area is better used for the control of DAMQ buffers than for increased buffer space in simpler FIFO buffers
Keywords :
VLSI; buffer storage; circuit layout CAD; memory architecture; DAMQ buffers; VLSI communication switches; additional chip area; datapath; dynamically allocated multiqueue buffer; floorplan; functional units; micro-architecture; multiple packets; timing; Buffer storage; Communication switching; Computer science; Coprocessors; Delay; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Packet switching; Switches; Throughput; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1989. ICCD '89. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1971-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1989.63410
