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Processs
• Bandwidth achieved
when 1024 nodes all
communicate at the
same time
CX4/ CX4/
Free List
External cache
Paper
• 64 × 32 crosspoint router
– Direct & buffered input from each link
– 8K of input buffering per link
• 32 virtual channels per link
• Physical layer DDR XAUI (6.25GHz)
• Adaptive routing
• Hardware barrier and broadcast
• Memory mapped stats & error
counters accessed out-of-band
Elan Elite
Semi custom ASIC
Manufacturing partners LSI / TSMC G90 process
500 MHz 312 MHz
High performance BGA package
672 pin 982 pin
< 17W < 18W
• Likely usage:
– Short copper cables from nodes
– Optical cables between switches
• QsNetIII hardware
– Low cost 32-way switch
– 1024-way single chassis switch
• QsNetIII Software
– General framework for optimised collectives
– Support for “multiport” networks - “fat” nodes have multiple
connections to the same rail
– Ethernet firmware for the network adapter