Modeling and Analysis of Fault Tolerant Multistage Interconnection Networks

Performance and reliability are two of the most crucial issues in today\u27s high-performance instrumentation and measurement systems. High speed and compact density multistage interconnection networks (MINs) are widely-used subsystems in different applications. New performance models are proposed to evaluate a novel fault tolerant MIN arrangement, thereby assuring performance and reliability with high confidence level. A concurrent fault detection and recovery scheme for MINs is considered by rerouting over redundant interconnection links under stringent real-time constraints for digital instrumentation as sensor networks. A switch architecture for concurrent testing and diagnosis is proposed. New performance models are developed and used to evaluate the compound effect of fault tolerant operation (inclusive of testing, diagnosis, and recovery) on the overall throughput and delay. Results are shown for single transient and permanent stuck-at faults on links and storage units in the switching elements. It is shown that performance degradation due to fault tolerance is graceful while performance degradation without fault recovery is unacceptable

Multistage interconnection networks : improved routing algorithms and fault tolerance

Multistage interconnection networks for use by multiprocessor systems are optimal in terms of the number of switching element, but the routing algorithms used to set up these networks are suboptimal in terms of time. The network set-up time and reliability are the major factors to affect the performance of multistage interconnection networks. This work improves routing on Benes and Clos networks as well as the fault tolerant capability. The permutation representation is examined as well as the Clos and Benes networks. A modified edge coloring algorithm is applied to the regular bipartite multigraph which represents a Clos network. The looping and parallel looping algorithms are examined and a modified Tree-Connected Computer is adopted to execute a bidirectional parallel looping algorithm for Benes networks. A new fault tolerant Clos network is presented

Fault tolerant clos network

Multistage interconnection networks, or MINs, provide paths between functional modules in multiprocessor systems. The MINs are usually segmented into several stages. Each stage connects inputs to appropriate links of the next stage so that the cumulative effect of all the stages satisfies input-output connection requirements. This thesis deals with a fault tolerant Clos network. The fault tolerance technique involves addition of extra switches per stage to compensate for any switch failure The reliability analysis of both ordinary and fault tolerant Clos networks is presented. The optimal number of extra switches required to get the best reliability results has been analyzed

Testing Layered Interconnection Networks

We present an approach for fault detection in layered interconnection networks (LINs). An LIN is a generalized multistage interconnection network commonly used in reconfigurable systems; the nets (links) are arranged in sets (referred to as layers) of different size. Switching elements (made of simple switches such as transmission-gate-like devices) are arranged in a cascade to connect pairs of layers. The switching elements of an LIN have the same number of switches, but the switching patterns may not be uniform. A comprehensive fault model for the nets and switches is assumed at physical and behavioral levels. Testing requires configuring the LIN multiple times. Using a graph approach, it is proven that the minimal set of configurations corresponds to the node disjoint path sets. The proposed approach is based on two novel results in the execution of the network flow algorithm to find node disjoint path sets, while retaining optimality in the number of configurations. These objectives are accomplished by finding a feasible flow such that the maximal degree can be iteratively decreased, while guaranteeing the existence of an appropriate circulation. Net adjacencies are also tested for possible bridge faults (shorts). To account for 100 percent fault coverage of bridge faults a postprocessing algorithm may be required; bounds on its complexity are provided. The execution complexity of the proposed approach (inclusive of test vector generation and post-processing) is O(N4WL), where N is the total number of nets, W is the number of switches per switching element, and L is the number of layers. Extensive simulation results are provided

Reconfiguration for Fault Tolerance and Performance Analysis

Architecture reconfiguration, the ability of a system to alter the active interconnection among modules, has a history of different purposes and strategies. Its purposes develop from the relatively simple desire to formalize procedures that all processes have in common to reconfiguration for the improvement of fault-tolerance, to reconfiguration for performance enhancement, either through the simple maximizing of system use or by sophisticated notions of wedding topology to the specific needs of a given process. Strategies range from straightforward redundancy by means of an identical backup system to intricate structures employing multistage interconnection networks. The present discussion surveys the more important contributions to developments in reconfigurable architecture. The strategy here is in a sense to approach the field from an historical perspective, with the goal of developing a more coherent theory of reconfiguration. First, the Turing and von Neumann machines are discussed from the perspective of system reconfiguration, and it is seen that this early important theoretical work contains little that anticipates reconfiguration. Then some early developments in reconfiguration are analyzed, including the work of Estrin and associates on the fixed plus variable restructurable computer system, the attempt to theorize about configurable computers by Miller and Cocke, and the work of Reddi and Feustel on their restructable computer system. The discussion then focuses on the most sustained systems for fault tolerance and performance enhancement that have been proposed. An attempt will be made to define fault tolerance and to investigate some of the strategies used to achieve it. By investigating four different systems, the Tandern computer, the C.vmp system, the Extra Stage Cube, and the Gamma network, the move from dynamic redundancy to reconfiguration is observed. Then reconfiguration for performance enhancement is discussed. A survey of some proposals is attempted, then the discussion focuses on the most sustained systems that have been proposed: PASM, the DC architecture, the Star local network, and the NYU Ultracomputer. The discussion is organized around a comparison of control, scheduling, communication, and network topology. Finally, comparisons are drawn between fault tolerance and performance enhancement, in order to clarify the notion of reconfiguration and to reveal the common ground of fault tolerance and performance enhancement as well as the areas in which they diverge. An attempt is made in the conclusion to derive from this survey and analysis some observations on the nature of reconfiguration, as well as some remarks on necessary further areas of research

Fault-Tolerant Multicasting in Multistage Interconnection Networks

Abstract In this paper, we study fault-toleran

Fault-tolerant interconnection networks for multiprocessor systems

Interconnection networks represent the backbone of multiprocessor systems. A failure in the network, therefore, could seriously degrade the system performance. For this reason, fault tolerance has been regarded as a major consideration in interconnection network design. This thesis presents two novel techniques to provide fault tolerance capabilities to three major networks: the Baseline network, the Benes network and the Clos network. First, the Simple Fault Tolerance Technique (SFT) is presented. The SFT technique is in fact the result of merging two widely known interconnection mechanisms: a normal interconnection network and a shared bus. This technique is most suitable for networks with small switches, such as the Baseline network and the Benes network. For the Clos network, whose switches may be large for the SFT, another technique is developed to produce the Fault-Tolerant Clos (FTC) network. In the FTC, one switch is added to each stage. The two techniques are described and thoroughly analyzed

Investigate and classify various types of computer architecture

Issued as Final report, Project no. G-36-60

Pelabelan Klaster Artikel Ilmiah Menggunakan Topic Rank dan Maximum Common Subgraph

Metode klasterisasi dapat memudahkan pengelompokkan artikel ilmiah. Pelabelan klaster diperlukan untuk mengetahui frasa kunci yang merepresentasikan topik bahasan kelompok artikel ilmiah. Beberapa klaster artikel ilmiah perlu digabung karena masih memiliki kemiripan topik untuk memberikan hasil label klaster yang lebih baik. Kemiripan topik dapat diwakili dengan kesamaan relasi kata yang dimodelkan dengan graf. Penelitian ini memiliki usulan metode pelabelan klaster artikel ilmiah dengan proses penggabungan klaster berdasarkan kesamaan struktur graf representasi klaster. Usulan metode terdiri dari : (1) Pengelompokkan artikel ilmiah menggunakan metode klasterisasi K-Means++. (2) Ekstraksi kandidat frasa menggunakan Frequent Phrase Mining (FPM). (3) Konstruksi graf menggunakan kata – kata pembentuk frasa sebagai vertex dan relasi kata sebagai edge berdasarkan Word2Vec. (4) Penggabungan klaster dengan pengukuran similaritas klaster berdasarkan struktur Maximum Common Subgraph (MCS). (5) Pelabelan klaster pada hasil penggabungan klaster menggunakan metode TopicRank. Usulan metode dievaluasi pada 2 dataset artikel ilmiah yang memiliki variasi tingkat pemisahan dan kohesi klaster. Koherensi topik digunakan sebagai pengukuran evaluasi untuk mengukur tingkat keterkaitan topik label klaster pada sebuah klaster. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa dataset yang memiliki tingkat pemisahan dan kohesi klaster yang tinggi (homogen) menghasilkan koherensi topik label klaster gabungan yang lebih tinggi. Penggunaan relasi kata co-occurrence pada pembuatan graf representasi klaster menghasilkan koherensi topik yang lebih baik dibandingkan relasi kata Word2Vec. Hal ini disebabkan oleh relasi kata co-occurrence berbasis frekuensi sehingga merepresentasikan topik mayoritas klaster. ========================================================================================================== Unstructured scientific articles can benefited by clustering method to group scientific articles based on topic similarity. Cluster labeling on the yielded cluster is required to discover key phrases that best represent the topics covered. Several clusters still need to be bundled because they still have similar topics to give better cluster labels results. In addition to word occurences, the similarity of the topic can also be represented by word semantic relation that can be modeled with the graph. This research proposes labeling clusters of scientific articles with cluster merging as research contribution to provide a more representative label of cluster topics. This research proposed cluster labeling method with cluster merging process using graph model. Graph model approach is choosen because it can map the relationship between words, hence representing text semantic information. There are several stages in the proposed method. First, K-Means++ clustering method is applied on a collection of scientific articles. Second, for each cluster, phrase extraction is executed using Frequent Phrase Mining to get word tokens that capable to constitute representative phrase for cluster topics. Acquired word tokens used as input to constructing graph representation of a cluster. After that, cluster merging is done based on cluster graph similarity using Maximum Common Subgraph (MCS) method. Then, the cluster labeling process is performed on clusters that have been merged using the TopicRank method. Proposed method evaluated on 2 dataset based on the merged cluster label topic coherence score, using Word2Vec-based graph model and co-occurence-based graph model. Result show that homogenous dataset 1 yield better result than heterogenous dataset 2. In addition, the use of co-occurence-based graph produce prefereable result on cluster merging process