Design Issues in Next-Generation Merchant Switch Fabrics
| Autor: | Ronald P. Luijten, Ton Engbersen, Mitchell Gusat, Cyriel Minkenberg, Ferdinand Gramsamer, Francois Abel, Ilias Iliadis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Interconnection
Chipset Computer Networks and Communications business.industry Computer science Multistage interconnection networks Integrated circuit design Telecommunications network Computer Science Applications Storage area network Packet switching Application-specific integrated circuit Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Software Computer network |
| Zdroj: | IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. 15:1603-1615 |
| ISSN: | 1063-6692 |
| Popis: | Packet-switch fabrics with widely varying characteristics are currently deployed in the domains of both communications and computer interconnection networks. For economical reasons, it would be highly desirable that a single switch fabric could accommodate the needs of a variety of heterogeneous services and applications from both domains. In this paper, we consider the current requirements, technological trends, and their implications on the design of an ASIC chipset for a merchant switch fabric. We then identify the architecture upon which such a suitable and generic switch fabric could be based, and we present the general characteristics of an implementation of this switching fabric within the bounds of current state-of-the-art technology. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to design a chipset that can be used for both communications and computer interconnection networks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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