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Summary: 46
The interconnection network and
its associated software libraries are critical
components for high-performance cluster
computers and supercomputers, Web-server
farms, and network-attached storage. Such
components will greatly impact the design,
architecture, and use of future systems.
Key solutions in high-speed interconnects
include Gigabit Ethernet,1
GigaNet,2
the Scal-
able Coherent Interface (SCI),3
Myrinet,4
and
the Gigabyte System Network (Hippi-6400).5
These interconnects differ from one another
in their architecture, programmability, scala-
bility, performance, and ability to integrate
into large-scale systems. While Gigabit Eth-
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