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Programmable Logic for High Performance Networking
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Gordon Brebner, Xilinx Labs, USA
Talk Title: Programmable Logic for High Performance Networking
Abstract: The telecommunications equipment industry is now moving to data rates of 100 Gb/s and above, with 1 Tb/s on the horizon. In this talk, I will overview research in Xilinx Labs that has been directed to demonstrating that Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology can play a mainstream role in implementing the required functions at such data rates. In particular, I will focus on packet classification. The first part concerns a novel programmable packet parsing engine capable of extracting relevant keys at line rate. The second part concerns high-throughput lookup of such keys to make classification decisions.
This involves both on-FPGA memory lookup for small tables, and off-FPGA memory lookup for larger tables. In the former case, aside from the necessary lookup rates, a key figure of merit has been the average number of physical memory bits required per table data bit. Another concern has been efficient live table update. Good results have been obtained based on the work of Prasanna et al, for heavily pipelined implementations of tree and tries, and these will be overviewed. After the feasibility of practical implementations at a 100 Gb/s data rate had been verified, a prototype high-level programming environment that hides the FPGA completely was developed, and I will give a short demonstration of this.
Biography: Gordon Brebner is a Distinguished Engineer at Xilinx, Inc., the worldwide leader in programmable logic solutions. He works in Xilinx Labs in San José, California, USA, leading an international group researching issues surrounding networked processing systems of the future. His main personal research interests concern dynamically reconfigurable architectures, domain-specific languages with highly concurrent implementations, and high performance networking and telecommunications, with also a historical interest in computational complexity. He has authored numerous papers and the book "Computers in Communication", and holds many patents. Prior to joining Xilinx in 2002, Gordon was the Professor of Computer Systems at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, directing the Institute for Computing Systems Architecture. He continues to be an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh, is a Ph.D. advisor at Santa Clara University, and is a visiting lecturer at Stanford University.
Host: Professor Viktor K. Prasanna
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 324
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Janice Thompson
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A Panel on Wireless Technologies and their Potential for Health and Health-related Research
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
A Panel on Wireless Technologies and their Potential for Health and Health-related Research
Moderator: Urbashi Mitra, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Panelists: Murali Annavaram, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Jill McNitt-Gray, Kinesiology, Biological Sciences, & Biomedical Engineering
Andy Molisch, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Terry Sanger, Director, HTE@USC
Biomedical Engineering, Biokinesiology & Neurology
Carolee Winstein, Biokinesiology, Physical Therapy, Health Affairs
& Neurology, Director, OPTT-RERC
Description:
Cellular telephones have advanced from pure voice communication devices to data communication devices and are evolving into computing devices with a current focus on data management and entertainment applications. Today, more than 80% of the worldâs population is within the reach of a cell tower with nearly 4 billion mobile phones in use. Such expansive mobile phone penetration and coverage creates new opportunities to exploit wireless technology for prevention and treatment efforts of health conditions. In this panel, we will explore the potential impact of new wireless technology on treatment and on health-related research, in general. Challenges and potential new research directions will be discussed for a variety of health domains.
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
12:00 PM â 2:00 PM
Locations:
University Park Campus, UPC: ACB 238 (lunch served)
Health Sciences Campus, HSC: BCC 1st Floor Seminar Room
Informational Sciences Institute, ISI: 11th Floor Conference Room
Workshop will be simulcasted at UPC, HSC and ISI.
Register at usccer@usc.edu to reserve your space!
Location: Ahmanson Center (ACB) - 238
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
