CSE 291-a

Interconnection Networks

Prof. Chung-Kuan Cheng

CSE Dept, UC San Diego Winter 2007

Assignments     Slides – 15% Subject study – Design project – 40% 45% Class participation – 5%

Subject study topics      Cluster Infiniband Myrinet Gigabit Ethernet Internet router    Cisco CRS-1 Juniper network T-series Avici TSR

Subject study topics (Cont ’ d)   Network-On-Chip  Sonics Inc. ( www.sonicsinc.com

)  IBM Coreconnect  XPipes Lite Network processor  Alpha 21364

Subject study topics (Cont ’ d)  Supercomputer  IBM Blue Gene/L  IBM Datastar   Cray XT3 NEC Earth Simulator

Design project   Task  Design a high-performance machine with a limited volume using the technology by 2010 Objective and constraints      Bandwidth Latency Power Volume Cost

Technology information   International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) http://www.itrs.net/links/2006Update/2006Up dateFinal.htm

  45nm tech node Table 3, 4, 6, 40 and 80 International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) http://www.inemi.org/cms/