Architectural design and protocol specifications of a high performance flexible cable bus (FLEXIBUS) for bus based parallel processing systems

This report highlights the design specifications of a high13; performance multidrop flexible cable bus-net for bus based parallel processor systems. The details of the control and communication protocols implemented on this bus are explained. The need for an interface card to connect the different modules to this bus and the design details of such a card is presented. Types of interconnection structures, the desired features of parallel buses, simulation of the physical media that gave optimal parameters of the cable medium have been touched upon