An electro-optic data communication system for the Delft parallel processor

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The Delft Parallel Processor (DPP), which has already been operational since 1981, is part of a long term research project for the application of a large-scale Multiple Instruction stream, Multiple Data stream (MIMD) architecture in the field of scientific computing. As a result of this project a second modern version, the DPP84, equipped with up to 16 Processing Elements (PE's), is now operational and has been installed at several sites inside and outside the Technical University Delft. The most important part of the DPP is its communication system, which is based on a "multiple broadcast" concept. This allows all the PE's to be fully interconnected through fast parallel data channels. To realize a large-scale next-generation MIMD supercomputer in which all PE's are fully interconnected, a different technical approach to this communication system is needed. This paper introduces the concept of an Electro-Optic Communication System (EOCS). In order to be able to implement a high-bandwidth parallel interconnection structure, the application of flexible polymer fiber-optic cables is considered.

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