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1.1.2RapidIO Interconnect Architecture
The interconnect architecture is defined as a packet switched protocol independent of a physical layer implementation. Figure 2 illustrates the interconnection system.
Figure 2. RapidIO Interconnect Architecture
Host
Memory | Memory |
Host | Host |
Processor | Processor |
RapidIO
RapidIO
RapidIO
Switch
I/O
Control | ASIC/FPGA | |
Processor | ||
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Memory | RapidIO | |
Switch | ||
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| RapidIO | |
| RapidIO | |
| RapidIO | |
| Switch |
InfiniBand™ HCA | ||
IO | Memory | |
Processor | ||
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To | Area | |
| Network | |
RapidIO |
| |
InfiniBand |
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RapidIO
Backplane
RapidIO |
Switch |
RapidIO
DSP | DSP | DSP |
DSP |
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| RapidIO |
| |
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| RapidIO |
| |
Memory | Comm | Memory | Comm | |
Processor | Processor | |||
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| TDM,GMII, |
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RapidIO |
PCI |
PCI
Legacy |
DSP Farm | Communications |
PCI
(1)InfiniBand™ is a trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association.
1.1.31x/4x LP-Serial
Currently, there are two physical layer specifications recognized by the RapidIO Trade Association: 8/16
SRIO complies with the 1X/4X
The 1X/4X
16 | Serial RapidIO (SRIO) | SPRU976 |