Proton single event effects (SEE) testing of the Myrinet crossbar switch and network interface card

Abstract

" As part of the Remote Exploration and Experimentation Project (REE), work was performed to do a proton SEE evaluation of the Myricom network protocol system (Myrinet). This testing included the evaluation of the Myrinet crossbar switch and the Network Interface Card (NIC). To this end, two crossbar switch devices and five components in the NIC were exposed to the proton beam at the University of California at Davis Crocker Nuclear Laboratory (CNL).

Characteristics of single-event upsets in a fabric switch (AD8151)

“…In this paper, we present the first detailed investigation of single-event effects (SEEs) in a fabric-based switch exposed to [2]. We note that many of the bit errors take the form of bursts, where each burst may contain from one to more than 20 erroneous bits.…”

Current single event effects and radiation damage results for candidate spacecraft electronics

“…The SEFI cross section for the crossbar switch was approximately 5x10 -13 cm 2 and ranged from 3x10 -12 to 4x10 -10 cm 2 for the NIC, depending on which device was exposed. The complete details on the testing and results can be found in this year's Data Workshop paper entitled "Proton Single Event Effects (SEE) Testing of the Myrinet Crossbar Switch and Network Interface Card", [7], also a detailed test report is available [26].…”