| Distributed Shared Memory Router |
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| • | The central memories are moved to distributed line cards and shared |
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| • | Memory
and line cards can be added incrementally |
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| • | From theorem 1, 3N –1 memories which can perform one
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| per time slot i.e. a total memory bandwidth of @ 3NR
suffice for |
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router to be work-conserving |
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