Title :
Split FIFO phase synchronization for high speed interconnect
Author :
Jex, Jerry ; Nag, Prantik ; Burton, Ted ; Mooney, Randy
Author_Institution :
Div. of Scalable Syst., Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a simple method of phase synchronization for high speed communication in a large distributed network such as a parallel processor interconnect. Reducing phase delta with matched clock distribution in a distributed system is not always practical. A split FIFO phase synchronizer provides reliable data transfer at fast clock speeds and high bandwidth. A digital delay locked loop, DLL, centers the data clock midway in the data bit cell. A reset arbiter/synchronizer provides proper alignment of the read and write pointer release during initialization of the split FIFO synchronizer
Keywords :
delay circuits; internetworking; parallel processing; synchronisation; DLL; data bit cell; data transfer; digital delay locked loop; fast clock speeds; high bandwidth; high speed communication; high speed interconnect; large distributed network; matched clock distribution; parallel processor interconnect; phase delta; read pointer release; reset arbiter/synchronizer; split FIFO phase synchronization; write pointer release; Bandwidth; Clocks; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Frequency synchronization; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microprocessors; Printed circuits; Propagation delay; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing, 1995. Proceedings., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2553-2
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.1995.519411