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A universal, dynamically adaptable and programmable network router for parallel computers

Golota et al., 2001

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397752046823506036
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Golota T
Ziavras S
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VLSI Design

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Existing message‐passing parallel computers employ routers designed for a specific interconnection network and deal with fixed data channel width. There are disadvantages to this approach, because the system design and development times are significant and these …
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