Course Number:

Credit Hours:

4

Course Title:

Interconnection Network for Multicomputers

Course Description:

Covers static interconnection networks, topological properties of static interconnection networks, dynamic networks, routing in multicomputer networks, path setup, path selection (deterministic and adaptive), network flow control (store and forward, virtual cut-through, and wormhole), deadlocks in routine (virtual networks), multicasting and broadcasting in static networks (one-to-all, all-to-all broadcasting, and spanning graphs), fault tolerance and reliability of interconnection networks, and performance metrics for different topologies (through-put, message latency, max delivery time, saturation point, hot spots, stable state, average link usage, and dynamic hot spots identification). Also studies modules for a realization of interconnection networks, Node’s architecture and organization, based on 32- and 64-bits CPU. Case studies include different topologies and routine strategies.