Multistage Interconnection Networks: a Transition to Optical

Several types of interconnection networks have been proposed for parallel processing. One of them is MIN’s (Multistage interconnection networks). With the better way of communication between processor and memory, MIN’s are less complex, good fault tolerance, high reliability, fast in communication and low cost. To achieving reliable, fast and flexible communication optical communication are necessary. Through optical networks we can achieve high performance and low latency also. With their great advantages over electronic networks, OMIN’s also having their own demands and problems. This paper focuses on the qualities of Optical MINs. Here we compare Optical MINs with electronic MIN’s with their design issues and gives some solution approaches for optical MINs to solve crosstalk.