Gemini: An Optical Interconnection Network for Parallel Processing
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
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The Gemini interconnect is a dual technology (optical and electrical) interconnection network designed for use in tightly-coupled multi-computer systems. It consists of a circuit-switched optical data path in parallel with a packet-switched electrical control/data path. Here, we present quantitative measurements of optical data path operation from the physical implementation, as well as a discrete-event simulation model of the entire interconnect that includes visualization capabilities. Performance analyses of several aspects of system operation are developed from the simulation model.