Performance Analysis of Crossbar Multiprocessor Architectures via Analytical Simulation

Abstract- The performance analysis of network architecture is a very crucial factor in designing multiprocessor systems. Very often, simulation is the only feasible method because of the nature of the problem and because analytical techniques become too difficult to handle. The mathematical analysis approach is preferable but in most cases not applicable. This paper extends an analytical simulation method that has been presented in [5] in order to evaluate the performance of interconnection network architectures that are based on crossbar networks. The analysis enables us to evaluate the behavior of various elements of the network architecture, under various traffic conditions. Key-Words:- crossbar multiprocessor systems, analytical simulation. 1 Introduction. In recent years, a significant number of multiprocessor architectures have been developed and applied to an increasing number of computational intensive applications. Th