Fabric (computer technology)

In computer networks, in contrast to a simple point-to-point connection, a network of lines, routers and switches that has a certain level of redundancy and cross- networking and is designed for this is referred to as a fabric (English for "tissue, structure, structure") , input and output high-throughput, high bandwidth to guarantee and high reliability.

literature

• Amos Omondi, Stanislav Sedukhin (Ed.): Advances in Computer Systems Architecture. Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-20122-X .

Web links

• Massively distributed computing using computing fabrics (accessed July 31, 2017)