Abstract
RHiNET-3/SW is the third-generation switch used in the RHiNET-3 system. It provides both low-latency processing and flexible connection due to its use of a credit-based flow-control mechanism, topology-free routing, and deadlock-free routing. The aggregate throughput of RHiNET-3/SW is 80 Gbps, and the latency is 140 ns. RHiNET-3/SW also provides a hop-by-hop retransmission mechanism. Simulation demonstrated that the effective throughput at a node in a 64-node torus RHiNET-3 system is equivalent to the effective throughput of a 64-bit 33-MHz PCI bus and that the performance of RHiNET-3/SW almost equals or exceeds the best performance of RHiNET-2/SW, the second-generation switch. Although credit-based flow control requires 26% more gates than rate-based flow control to manage the virtual channels (VCs), it requires less VC memory than rate-based flow control. Moreover, its use in a network system reduces latency and increases the maximum throughput compared to rate-based flow control.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1987-1995 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems |
Volume | E86-D |
Issue number | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Oct |
Keywords
- Cluster computing network
- Flow control
- High-performance system
- RHiNET
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence