Pipeline synchronization

Author

Seizovic, Jakov N.

Author_Institution

Myricom Inc., Arcadia, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

3-5 Nov 1994

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

96

Abstract

Pipeline synchronization is a simple, low-cost, high-bandwidth, high-reliability solution to interfaces between synchronous and asynchronous systems, or between synchronous systems operating from different clocks. The technique can sustain maximum communication bandwidth while achieving an arbitrarily low, non-zero probability of synchronization failure, P_f, with the price in both latency and chip area being 𝒪(log 1/P_f). Pipeline synchronization has been successfully applied to high-performance inter-computer communication in multicomputers and local-area networks

Keywords

synchronisation; asynchronous systems; chip area; high-bandwidth; high-performance inter-computer communication; high-reliability solution; latency; local-area networks; maximum communication bandwidth; multicomputers; nonzero probability; pipeline synchronization; synchronization failure; synchronous systems; Bandwidth; Clocks; Delay; Local area networks; Metastasis; Pipelines; Protocols; Synchronization; Throughput; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Research in Asynchronous Circuits and Systems, 1994., Proceedings of the International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6210-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASYNC.1994.656289

Filename

656289