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Feasibility study of a scalable optical interconnection network for massively parallel processing systems.

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|November 19, 2010

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A novel optical multimesh hypercube (OMMH) network architecture offers scalable, high-speed interconnections. This design merges hypercube and mesh features, achieving high bit rates with excellent performance metrics.

Area of Science:

Optical Engineering
Computer Networking
Materials Science

Background:

Scalable optical interconnection networks are crucial for high-performance computing.
Existing architectures like hypercubes and meshes have limitations in scalability and performance.
Novel topologies are needed to overcome these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To theoretically model and validate a new scalable optical interconnection network topology, the optical multimesh hypercube (OMMH).
To predict key performance metrics including size, bit rate, and bit-error rate.
To assess the impact of various parameters on OMMH behavior.

Main Methods:

Theoretical modeling of the OMMH topology.
Numerical prediction of network performance parameters.

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Experimental validation using commercial products and analysis of thermal, system, and geometric factors.

Main Results:

The OMMH combines the benefits of hypercube (small diameter, fault tolerance) and mesh (scalability, constant node degree) architectures.
Free-space links achieve 368 Mbits/s and fiber links achieve 228 Mbits/s at a 10(-17) bit-error rate.
A 32-node OMMH system is predicted to be 4.16 mm × 4.16 mm × 3.38 cm; with 16-bit parallel transmission, it can reach 5.88 Gbits/s.

Conclusions:

The OMMH topology presents a viable solution for scalable, high-performance optical interconnections.
The hybrid free-space and fiber optic implementation enables high data rates and compact system sizes.
The validated model provides a strong foundation for future development and optimization of OMMH networks.