hppi

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
High Performance Parallel Interface
HIPPI
HPPI

   <hardware, standard> (HIPPI, previously HPPI) A
   {connection-oriented}, point-to-point networking {standard}
   using {circuit-switching} technology at a speed of 800 Mbits/s
   or 1.6 Gbits/s (simplex or full-duplex).  HIPPI is often used
   for short distances (up to 10km depending on cable type) to
   connect a {supercomputer} to {routers}, {frame buffers},
   {mass-storage} peripherals and other computers.

   HIPPI was developed at {Los Alamos National Laboratory} and is
   now {ANSI} standard X3T9/88-127.  Standards for
   interconnecting with {ATM}, {SONet}, and {fibre channel} are
   in development.

   HIPPI Networking Forum (http://esscom.com/hnf).

   (1997-06-29)