Title :
Hardware based error and flow control in the Axon gigabit host-network interface
Author :
Sterbenz, James P. G. ; Kantawala, A. ; Buddhikot, Milind M. ; Parulkar, Gurudatta M.
Author_Institution :
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
The primary goal of the Axon architecture is to support a high-performance data path delivering high network bandwidth directly to applications. The Axon network interface is described from the perspective of its simulation, and in particular and implementation of error and flow control in hardware. Background is provided on the simulation package that has been used to explore these mechanisms, and a brief overview is given of the Axon architecture is implemented by the simulator. The error control mechanism, the hardware design, and the functional and performance simulation results are outlined. The rate control scheme is described, along with its implementation and simulation
Keywords :
broadband networks; computer networks; digital simulation; error correction; network interfaces; telecommunication traffic; Axon architecture; Axon gigabit host-network interface; computer networks; error control hardware; flow control hardware; functional simulation; hardware design; high network bandwidth; high-performance data path; performance simulation; rate control scheme; simulation package; Bandwidth; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Error correction; Hardware; High performance computing; Nerve fibers; Network interfaces; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '92. Eleventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0602-3
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1992.263586