Title :
Scalable optical interconnection network for parallel and distributed computing
Author :
Kodi, Avinash Karanth ; Louri, Ahmed
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a high-performance, scalable, parallel computing system called RAPID is designed using switchless, passive optical interconnect technology. RAPID outperforms current electrical multiprocessor systems by significantly decreasing the remote memory access latency.
Keywords :
multiprocessing systems; optical computing; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; parallel processing; wavelength division multiplexing; RAPID architecture; WDM; distributed computing system; electrical multiprocessor systems; parallel computing system; passive optical interconnect technology; remote memory access latency; scalable optical interconnection network; Application software; Bandwidth; Concurrent computing; Crosstalk; Delay; Distributed computing; Message passing; Optical attenuators; Optical computing; Optical interconnections;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6637-5
