14-15 May, 2002.ppt

14-15 May, 2002 Correlator - Backend System Overview Correlator – Backend System Overview Correlator-Backend Network 160 (27-32 Antennas) Minimum to 336 (48 Antennas) Correlator Connections ~50 Backend Connections Maximum Aggregate Transfer Rate of 1.6 Gbytes /sec Gbit / sec switch Backend to e2e Network Maximum Aggregate Transfer Rate of 25 Mbytes / sec ~ 50 Backend Connections Network vs. Direct Channel Attached to Archive System Observational Modes Continuum Spectral Line Pulsar Bursting Sub-array Output Data Frames 266, 32-Bit Words (1064 Bytes) 1 or More Frames per Packet Frames Include