Multistage interconnection networks are frequently proposed as connections in multiprocessor systems or network switches. In this paper, a new tool for stochastic simulation of such networks is presented. Simple crossbars can be simulated as well as multistage interconnection networks that are arranged in multiple layers.

The methodology of switched LAN models construction in the form of colored Petri net is introduced. For the simulation and analysis of the model the Design/CPN tool is used. The tasks of estimation of LAN switch’s buffer size and network response time were solved. The components of the model are switches, servers, and workstations. © 2004 IMACS. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are a new type of user-programmable integrated circuits that supply designers with inexpensive, fast access to customized VLSI. A key component in the design of an FPGA is its routing architecture, which comprises the wiring segments and routing switches that interconnect the FPGA’s logic cells. Each of the user-programmable switches in an FPGA consumes si...

This paper discusses issues relating to the reliability and methods for employing high-cycle life testing in capacitive RF MEMS switches. In order to investigate dielectric charging, transient current spectroscopy is used to characterize and model the ingress and egress of charges within the switch insulating layer providing an efficient, powerful tool to investigate various insulating material...

An important requirement for achieving many goals of synthetic biology is the availability of a large repertoire of reprogrammable genetic switches and appropriate transmitter molecules. In addition to engineering genetic switches, the interconnection of individual switches becomes increasingly important for the construction of more complex genetic networks. In particular, RNA-based switches of...

modeling and simulation of communication circuits at high frequency are important challenges ahead in the design and construction of these circuits. knowing the fact that the lumped element model is not valid at high frequency, distributed analysis is presented based on active and passive transmission lines theory. in this paper, a lossy transmission line model of traveling wave switch (twsw) i...

Updates to network configurations are notoriously difficult to implement correctly. Even if the old and new configurations are correct, the update process can introduce transient errors such as forwarding loops, dropped packets, and access control violations. The key factor that makes updates difficult to implement is that networks are distributed systems with hundreds or even thousands of node...