J4 ›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 8-14+29.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2011.06.002

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Fat tree of Mesh(FoM): a new optical network on chip architecture

WANG Shiqing1;GU Huaxi1;ZHU Zhangming2
  

  1. (1. State Key Lab. of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. School of Microelectronic, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China)
  • Received:2010-09-13 Online:2011-12-20 Published:2011-11-29
  • Contact: WANG Shiqing E-mail:xiaonan.25@gmail.com

Abstract:

Based on silicon photonic technology, optical network-on-chip (ONoC) can offer significant bandwidth and power advantages, which provides a promising solution to overcoming the limitations of traditional electronic interconnect. In this paper, based on the advantages of Mesh and Fat Tree, we propose a new ONoC including its topology, scaling and routing algorithm and so on. We have simulated and compared several ONoCs based on the topologies including Mesh, Fat Tree (FT) and Butterfly Fat Tree (BFT) in terms of the end-to-end delay, network throughput and power consumption. The results show that the new ONoC has advantages in terms of network performance and cost.

Key words: optical interconnect, network architecture, router

CLC Number: 

  • TP393