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Reliability Study of Multilayer Multistage Interconnection Networks Equipped with Internal Path Redundancy

Authors:
Eleftherios Stergiou
Dimitrios Liarokapis
Euripidis Glavas
Georgios Rizos
Dimitrios Vasiliadis

Keywords: Reliability; Multilayer Multistage Interconnection Networks; Quantitative Analysis; Multistage Architecture; Performance Evaluation.

Abstract:
Multilayer multistage interconnection networks have introduced multiple parallel layers for enhancing performance metrics over traditional multistage interconnection networks. In this work, we propose an innovative multilayer multistage interconnection network fabric, which improves the switch efficiency by allowing multiple internal paths. The proposed fabric has demonstrated improved performance metrics compared to other existing fabrics and acceptable reliability in terms of fault tolerance. This type of fabric can considerably enhance the connection points of a modern network and improve its data flow. The configuration of the network allows for a conflict drop resolution mechanism or a classic backpressure blocking mechanism. This novel fabric can also handle multicast traffic, hotspot traffic or a combination of them.

Pages: 1 to 7

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: April 23, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4022

ISBN: 978-1-61208-550-0

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 23, 2017 to April 27, 2017