The Axon Ethernet device

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dc.contributor.advisorRixner, Scotten_US
dc.creatorFoss, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-25T02:06:12Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-07-25T02:06:12Zen_US
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractData centers are growing in importance since computation is moving from personal computers to the Internet. Data centers often use Ethernet as the network fabric; however Ethernet presents fundamental limitations to scalability. This work examines the design, implementation, and characterization of the Axon, a network device that overcomes Ethernet's scalability limitations while maintaining the simplicity of such devices. Axons use cut-through routing to reduce the latency of communication and source-routing both to eliminate the spanning tree and to reduce state within the network. Using just one redundant link in small network has been shown to give a 96% increase to UDP bandwidth and a 63% increase to TCP bandwidth. Experiments confirm that an Axon's latency is an order of magnitude faster than that of a store-and-forward switch in an uncongested network, thereby increasing the potential diameter and improving the scalability of an Ethernet network.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 2011 FOSSen_US
dc.identifier.citationFoss, Michael. "The Axon Ethernet device." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62092">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62092</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62092en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectElectronicsen_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineeringen_US
dc.subjectComputer scienceen_US
dc.titleThe Axon Ethernet deviceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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