Parallel Architectures and Applications ( Cooperative Project ) TIN 2004 - 07440 - C 02 ( 01 and 02 )

This research project deals with interconnection technologies for parallel and distributed computing systems. Nowadays, interconnection networks are ubiquitous in the computing field. At the chip level, networks are present in clustered microprocessors, on-chip multiprocessors and systems on chip. Some workstations and servers begin to use switched networks to interconnect their different modules. Clusters, cc-NUMAs, MPPs and SANs rely on their underlying interconnection subsystem for obtaining high performance and robustness. Some designs for IP switches begin to consider internal structures based on interconnection networks. Finally, Grid Computing is hot topic pursuing efficient designs for wide area networks. This project pursues new research contributions in the fields mentioned above including architectural and technological proposals and software development.