DocumentCode :
2840545
Title :
Hierarchical 3D-torus interconnection network
Author :
Horiguchi, Susumu ; Ooki, Takayuki
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci., Japan Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ishikawa, Japan
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
50
Lastpage :
56
Abstract :
Three dimensional (3D) stacked implementation has been proposed as a new technology for massively parallel computers. However, two major limitations have hindered the progress in this direction: the technology of vertical interconnects and the cost in terms of area for these vertical interconnects. Each vertical interconnect requires 300 μm×300 μm area, thus liberal is prohibited. Clearly, an interconnection philosophy which minimizes these vertical links can contribute to the success of a 3D implementation. A hierarchical 3D-torus network, called H3D-torus has been proposed to reduce the number of vertical links in 3D stacked implementation but keeping good network feature. This paper addresses the architectural details of the H3D-torus network, and explores aspects such as the network diameter, the peak number of vertical links, and VLSI layout area for the H3D-torus network as well as for several commonly used networks for parallel computers
Keywords :
multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel architectures; 3D stacked implementation; VLSI layout area; architecture; hierarchical 3D-torus interconnection network; massively parallel computers; network diameter; parallel computer networks; vertical interconnects; vertical links; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Computer vision; Concurrent computing; Costs; Information science; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Power engineering computing; Very large scale integration; Weather forecasting;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks, 2000. I-SPAN 2000. Proceedings. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
ISSN :
1087-4089
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0936-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISPAN.2000.900261
Filename :
900261
Link To Document :
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