ECE1749H - Interconnection Networks for Parallel Computer ArchitecturesFall 2011
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| Date | Topics | Reading (Book) & Notes | Assignments Papers & Project | Quiz |
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| Sept 15, 2011 | Course Overview, Interconnection Network Introduction Network Interfaces |
Chapter 1 and 2 Lecture Notes (Posted on Blackboard) |
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| Sept 22, 2011 | Topology Routing |
Chapter 3 and 4 Lecture Notes (Posted on Blackboard) |
Read: 2 Topology Papers and 2 Routing Papers posted on Blackboard |
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| Sept 29, 2011 | Project Overview Finish Routing Algorithms Flow Control |
Chapter 4 and 5 Lecture Notes |
Flow Control Papers (2) posted on Blackboard |
Quiz 1: Topology See Quiz for details |
| Oct 6, 2011 | Flow Control Router Microarchitecture |
Chapter 5 & 6 Lecture Notes |
Project Proposal | Quiz 2: Routing Algorithms |
| Oct 13, 2011 | Microarchitecture Case Studies |
Chapter 6 Lecture Notes |
Router Microarchitecture papers (2) posted on Blackboard | Quiz 3: Flow Control |
| Oct 20, 2011 | Lecture Cancelled | -- | -- | -- |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Case Studies Datacenter and Supercomputer Networks |
Optional: Datacenter Network Synthesis Lecture | -- | Quiz 4: Microarchitecture |
| Nov 3, 2011 | Datacenter Networks Emerging Technology |
Lecture Notes | -- | Quiz 5: Case Studies |
| Nov 10, 2011 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Shaahin Hessabi, Sharif University Emerging Technologies: Optics |
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| Nov 17, 2011 | Topology Debate | Debate Leaders: To be assigned Assigned Papers: TBD Supplemental Papers: TBD |
Critique 1 Due See Readings for details |
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| Nov 24, 2011 | Routing Debate | Debate Leaders: To be assigned Assigned Papers: TBD Supplemental Papers: TBD |
Critique 2 Due | -- |
| Dec 1, 2011 | Flow Control Debate | Debate Leaders: To be assigned Assigned Papers: TBD Supplemental Papers |
Critique 3 Due | -- |
| Dec 8, 2011 | Router Debate | Debate Leaders: To be assigned Assigned Papers: TBD Supplemental Papers: TBD |
Critique 4 Due | -- |
| Dec 15, 2011 | Project Presentations | -- | Final Project Report: due Dec 22, 2011 |
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