Evaluating the performance of photonic interconnection networks

Proceedings - Simulation Symposium

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 209-218

  Chamberlain, R ^a   Baw, Ch'ng Shi ^a   Franklin, M ^a   Hackmann, C ^a   Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Mahajan, A ^a   Wrighton, M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Computational modeling; Fabrics; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Object oriented modeling; Optical design; Optical fibers; Photonics; Space technology; Switches

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FABRICS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS (CIRCUIT SWITCHING); MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHES;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; OBJECT ORIENTED MODEL; OBJECT ORIENTED SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE ISSUES; PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGIES; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES;

PHOTONICS;

EID: 10444286130     PISSN: 1080241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SIMSYM.2002.1000156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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