Reliable Interconnection Networks for Parallel Computers

Title: en_US Reliable Interconnection Networks for Parallel Computers
Creator: en_US Dennison, Larry R.
Date: 2004-10-20T19:57:40Z
Date Available: 2004-10-20T19:57:40Z
Date Issued: en_US 1991-10-01
Identifier: en_US AITR-1294
uri: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/6809
Abstract: en_US This technical report describes a new protocol, the Unique Token Protocol, for reliable message communication. This protocol eliminates the need for end-to-end acknowledgments and minimizes the communication effort when no dynamic errors occur. Various properties of end-to-end protocols are presented. The unique token protocol solves the associated problems. It eliminates source buffering by maintaining in the network at least two copies of a message. A token is used to decide if a message was delivered to the destination exactly once. This technical report also presents a possible implementation of the protocol in a worm-hole routed, 3-D mesh network.
Extent: en_US 78 p.; 7136647 bytes; 2707449 bytes
Format: application/postscript; application/pdf
Language: en_US
Relation: en_US AITR-1294
Subject: en_US networks; en_US reliable; en_US protocols; en_US fault tolerance; en_US routors; en_US svirtual channels; en_US parallel computers