ATM interconnection-a solution for cost sensitive parallel computing

Author

Paetz, Christian ; Franke, Klaus

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Tech. Univ. Chemnitz, Germany

fYear

1996

fDate

12-14 Jun 1996

Firstpage

274

Lastpage

280

Abstract

Cost sensitive applications for parallel computing require system designs using commodity hardware. Off-the-shelf processing nodes have already been implemented in parallel systems. This article proposes the use of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) for interconnection networks. Because ATM was not designed as communication technology for parallel systems, some adaptation has to be done in order to meet the special requirements of parallel systems. This paper discusses advantages and drawbacks of this approach and shows solutions to adapt the ATM technology for usage in this special environment while preserving some unique features of ATM

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel processing; ATM interconnection; ATM technology; communication technology; cost sensitive; interconnection networks; parallel computing; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication cables; Communications technology; Concurrent computing; Costs; Hardware; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Parallel processing; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, 1996. Proceedings., Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing

ISSN

1087-4089

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7460-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPAN.1996.508993

Filename

508993