Title :
Optical interconnection networks: The OSMOSIS project
Author :
Luijten, Ronald ; Denzel, Wolfgang E. ; Grzybowski, Richard R. ; Hemenway, Roe
Author_Institution :
Zurich Res. Lab., IBM Res. GmbH, Ruschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
OSMOSIS is an optical packet switching interconnection network for high-performance computing systems. It aims at delivering sustained high bandwidth, very low latency, and cost-effective scalability. We describe its system and control architecture.
Keywords :
optical computing; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; optical storage; packet switching; parallel machines; shared memory systems; telecommunication computing; OSMOSIS project; high-performance computing systems; optical interconnection networks; optical packet switching network; optical shared memory system; supercomputer interconnect system; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Control systems; Delay; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical computing; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Osmosis; Scalability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363363
