• Refer example 2.4on page 64 ACA(Kai Hwang)

• Refer to fig 2.23 on page no 91 from ACA book (KAI HWANG)

• Different classes of Multistage Interconnection Networks(MINs) differ in switch module and in the kind of interstage pattern used.

• The patterns often include perfect shuffle,butterfly,crossbar,cube connection etc

Omega Network• A 2 2 switch can be configured for

– Straight-through– Crossover– Upper broadcast (upper input to both outputs)– Lower broadcast (lower input to both outputs)– (No output is a somewhat vacuous possibility as well)

• With four stages of eight 2 2 switches, and a static perfect shuffle for each of the four ISCs, a 16 by 16 Omega network can be constructed (but not all permutations are possible).

• In general , an n-input Omega network requires log 2 n stages of 2 2 switches and n / 2 switch modules.

Patterns

16 x 16 omega network

Recursive Construction

(Refer fig 2.25 on page 93 ACA kai hwang)• The first stage contains one NXN block and

second stage contains 2 (N/2)x (N/2) sub blocks labeled Co and C1.

• This construction can be recursively repeated to bub block until 2x2 switch is reached.

4 x 4 Baseline Network

• A crossbar network can be visualized as a single-stage switch network.

• Like a telephone switch board, the crosspoint switches provide dynamic connections between(source, destination) pairs.

• Each cross point switch can provide a dedicated connection path between a pair.

• The switch can be set on or off dynamically upon program demand.

Shared Memory Crossbar

• To build a shared-memory multiprocessor, one can use a crossbar network between the processors and memory modules (Fig. 2.26a).

• The C.mmp multiprocessor has implemented a 16 x 16 crossbar network which connects 16 PDP 11 processors to 16 memory modules, each of which has a capability of 1 million words of memory cells.

Shared Memory Crossbar Switch

Shared Memory Crossbar Switch

• Note that each memory module can satisfy only one processor request at a time.

• When multiple requests arrive at the same memory module simaltaneously,cross bar must resolve the conflicts.

Interprocess Communication Crossbar Switch

• This large crossbar was actually built in vector parallel processor.

• The PEs are the processor with attached memory.

• The CPs stand for control processor which are used to supervise entire system operation.

Interprocess Communication Crossbar Switch

End Of Module 5