Benefits of Output Driven

Comparisons on 256-node torus, mesh networks for different routers

Determine saturation level -- the point at which the network can no longer keep up with arriving traffic using 5% granularities

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

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15%

20%

25%

30%

Advantage of output driven over input driven saturation levels (5%)

Router Rn BR Cm PS Tr HS1 HS2

Torus Oblivious

*-Channels

Min-Triplex

Mesh Oblivious(nvc)

Oblivious

*-Channels

Min-Triplex

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