Design issues in next-generation merchant switch fabrics

被引：32

作者：

Abel, Francois ^{[1
]}

Minkenberg, Cyriel ^{[1
]}

Iliadis, Ilias ^{[1
]}

Engbersen, Ton ^{[1
]}

Gusat, Mitchell ^{[1
]}

Gramsamer, Ferdinand ^{[1
]}

Luijten, Ronald P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] IBM Res, Zurich Res Lab, CH-8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland

来源：

IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING | 2007年 / 15卷 / 06期

关键词：

buffered crossbar; Combined Input and Cross-point Queueing (CICQ); interconnection networks; packet switching;

D O I：

10.1109/TNET.2007.909727

中图分类号：

TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：1603 / 1615

页数：13

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