Applied Optics · 1996 · 28 citations · 8 references
EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer ArchitectureInterconnection NetworksParallel ComputingFree-space OpticsOptical Communication SystemsOptical InterconnectsOptical SwitchingParallel ArchitecturesParallel Computer ArchitectureFree-space Optical CommunicationLow-latency CommunicationLow-latency InterconnectsOptical Circuit SwitchingOptical NetworkingOptical Packet SwitchingParallel ProcessingParallel Processing Architectures
A free-space optical interconnection scheme is described for massively parallel processors based on the interconnection-cached network architecture. The optical network operates in a circuit-switching mode. Combined with a packet-switching operation among the circuit-switched optical channels, a high-bandwidth, low-latency network for massively parallel processing results. The design and assembly of a 64-channel experimental prototype is discussed, and operational results are presented.
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A Study of Non-Blocking Switching Networks
Charles Clos · Bell System Technical Journal · 1953 · 1.7K citations