
Figure 1
最primitive的interconnection network可以想做圖二,n個processors經過一個 interconnection network與m個memory做連接。

Figure 2
Interconnect Network 的設計考量有幾個
1. Operation mode : synchronous or not
2. Control strategy : switch elements是 centralized control or distributed control
3. Switching methodology : 包括 circuit switching and packet switching
3.1. Circuit switching 是指有一條實體線路從 src 接到 dst,適合bulk transfer。
3.2. Packet switching 沒有實體線路,傳輸時才決定如何 route,適合小量資料傳輸。
3.3. 當然也有結合Circuit switching和Packet Switching兩個的模式。
4. Network Topology : 就是nodes間的連接圖,又可分為 static 或 dynamic。
4.1. Static的代表link not reconfigurable
4.2. Dynamic則與 Static相反
Static 的可以用 1D、2D、3D、hypercube的方式連接,
1D : Linear

Figure 3
2D : Ring, Star, Near-Neighbor Mesh and More



Figure 4~6
3D 像是 Completely Connected, Chordal Ring等等
Dynamic 的topologies有幾類,包括single-stage、multi-stage、crossbar。Single-stage和multi-stage差別是在switch element有幾層,multi-stage的種類又有很多種,有興趣可以在 google scholar撈到很多。
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References
[1] A Survey of Interconnect Networks
[2] Interconnection Networks -A Survey and Assessment
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