TY - JOUR
T1 - Optically Interconnected Multicomputers Using Inverted-Graph Topologies
AU - Chamberlain, Roger D.
AU - Krchnavek, Robert R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The National Science Foundation grant MIP-9309658 and Department of Defense grant F30602-93-(-0004 supported this work. We thank the following individuals for their inputs: Christopher Phelps, Timothy Barry, Kenichi Nakagawa, Marcello Cordaro. and Daniel Rode.
PY - 1995/4
Y1 - 1995/4
N2 - To successfully exploit the benefits of optical technology in a tightly coupled multicomputer, the architectural design must reflect both the advantages and limitations of optics. This article describes a class of such architectures, based upon inverted-graph topologies. We consider the physical construction of these systems, demonstrating the relevant technological components necessary to manufacture a working system. We then consider sample inverted-hypercube and inverted-mesh topologies, illustrating their properties, including processor labeling, topological embeddings, and message-routing algorithms.
AB - To successfully exploit the benefits of optical technology in a tightly coupled multicomputer, the architectural design must reflect both the advantages and limitations of optics. This article describes a class of such architectures, based upon inverted-graph topologies. We consider the physical construction of these systems, demonstrating the relevant technological components necessary to manufacture a working system. We then consider sample inverted-hypercube and inverted-mesh topologies, illustrating their properties, including processor labeling, topological embeddings, and message-routing algorithms.
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U2 - 10.1109/40.372354
DO - 10.1109/40.372354
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029292847
SN - 0272-1732
VL - 15
SP - 59
EP - 69
JO - IEEE Micro
JF - IEEE Micro
IS - 2
ER -