A Multiprocessor Emulation Facility.
Abstract
Interest in multiprocessor computer architectures has increased dramatically in the last ten years. However, it has become clear that in order to effectively use multiprocessors in a general way, some fundamental changes in the model of computation are necessary. Moreover, experimentation in the field is hindered by low-performance simulation tools and high-cost hardware modeling schemes. We present our approach to solving both of these problems: DATAFLOW ARCHITECTURE, which provides an inherently parallel model of computation, and a MULTIPROCESSOR EMULATION FACILITY, which is a general purpose tool for evaluating multiprocessors architectures at low cost. We also discuss our scheme for using the Emulation Facility to validate our claims about dataflow architecture. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA136094
Entities
People
- Arvind
- M. L. Dertouzos
- R. A. Iannucci
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology