• DocumentCode
    712656
  • Title

    HPC networks: Challenges and the role of optics

  • Author

    Minkenberg, Cyriel

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Res. - Zurich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Cost, rather than power, poses the main challenge for exascale HPC interconnection networks. To deliver byte-per-FLOP ratios on par with today´s petaflop-scale systems, price-performance of active optical links must improve by two orders of magnitude.
  • Keywords
    interconnections; optical links; active optical links; byte-per-FLOP ratios; exascale HPC interconnection networks; petaflop-scale systems; price-performance; role of optics; Bandwidth; Network topology; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7122033
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=712656