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Pratt, G.A.; Nguyen, J.
IEEE transactions on parallel and distributed systems, 03/1995, Volume: 6, Issue: 3Journal Article
It has historically been difficult to distribute a well-aligned hardware clock throughout the physical extent of a synchronous processor. Traditionally, this task has been accomplished by distributing the output of a central oscillator over a tree-like network, with repeaters at necessary intervals. While straightforward in concept, this method suffers from poor reliability, poor scalability and high skew. In this paper, we present an alternative approach-Distributed Synchronous Clocking-that maintains the simplicity of synchronous operation without suffering the drawbacks of centralized clocking. A network of independent oscillators takes the place of the centralized clock source, providing separate clock signals to the physically distant parts of a computing system. A distributed error correction algorithm effects global phase alignment by utilizing Local comparisons of neighboring oscillator phase. In contrast to centralized clock distribution, distributed clocking has the inherent potential for complete scalability and graceful degradation. However, because oscillator phase is a modular quantity, a naive implementation of distributed synchronous clocking can suffer from mode-lock-the trapping of local oscillator phase in undesirable stable equilibria where global phase is not aligned. We present a simple method for eliminating this problem in k-ary Cartesian meshes and give a proof of its correctness for two-dimensional networks. An electronic implementation is also presented and several engineering issues relating to error tolerance are discussed.< >
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