RHiNET-3/SW: An 80-Gbit/s high-speed network switch for distributed parallel computing

S. Nishimura, T. Kudoh, H. Nishi, J. Yamamoto, R. Ueno, K. Harasawa, S. Fukuda, Y. Shikichi, S. Akutsu, K. Tasho, H. Amano

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Abstract

We have developed a prototype network switch, RHiNET-3/SW, for a RHiNET high-performance distributed parallel computing environment. It has eight I/O ports and each port provides high-speed, bi-directional 10-Gbit/s-per-port parallel optical data transmission in a distance of over 300 m. The aggregate throughput is 80 Gbit/s per board. A switch consists of a one-chip CMOS ASIC 8x8 switch LSI (SW-LSI; a 784-pin BGA package), four deskew LSIs, and eight pairs of 1.25-Gbit/s x 12-channel optical interconnection modules on a single board. The switch uses a hop-by-hop retransmission mechanism and credit-based flow control to provide reliable and long-transmission-distance data communication. The deskew LSI has a skew compensation function for 10-bit parallel data channels and an 8B10B encoder/decoder. Its optical transmitter modules use an 850-nm VCSEL and a 12-channel MMF (multi-mode fiber) ribbon. RHiNET-3/SW enables high-throughput. Long-distance and flexible-flow-control network communication by means of distributed parallel computing using commercial PCs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHOT Interconnects 9, HIS 2001
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages119-123
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0769513573
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Jan 1
EventSymposium on High Performance Interconnects: HOT Interconnects 9, HIS 2001 - Stanford, United States
Duration: 2001 Aug 222001 Aug 24

Publication series

NameProceedings - Symposium on the High Performance Interconnects, Hot Interconnects
Volume2001-January
ISSN (Print)1550-4794

Other

OtherSymposium on High Performance Interconnects: HOT Interconnects 9, HIS 2001
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford
Period01/8/2201/8/24

Keywords

  • Bidirectional control
  • Communication switching
  • Data communication
  • High-speed networks
  • Large scale integration
  • Optical interconnections
  • Optical switches
  • Optical transmitters
  • Parallel processing
  • Prototypes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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