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Abstract : |
. automatic message reassembly even if packets arrive out of order, which allows use of adaptive-routing networks having greater throughput and faulttolerance;. simple design: the interface can be implemented directly in hardware state machines for speed;. protection against node failures and rogue messages: eliminates need for per-message software checks;. a rich set of message-delivery notification schemes gives applications choices between minimizing latency and maximizing functionality. The first Hamlyn design incorporated most of these features [Wilkes92]. It was developed as a way to integrate a fast, packet-switched interconnect, known as FedEx,, |
