Tofu: A 6D Mesh/Torus Interconnect for Exascale Computers

Authors:
Yuichiro Ajima;Shinji Sumimoto;Toshiyuki Shimizu
Affiliations:
Fujitsu;Fujitsu;Fujitsu
Venue:
Computer
Year:
2009

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Abstract

A new architecture with a six-dimensional mesh/torus topology achieves highly scalable and fault-tolerant interconnection networks for large-scale supercomputers that can exceed 10 petaflops.