Intermediate Access Switch: A Multiprocessor Application,

Abstract

Design options for the implementation of the control software for a computer controlled, circuit switching exchange (Intermediate Access Switch or IAS) on a multiprocessor system (DISCUS) are outlined. The impact of DISCUS and its operating system on software structure and software development, integration, and testing methods is discussed, and a set of guidelines for the division of a complete software package among several co-operating processors is drawn up. The advantages and penalties of the multi-processor approach, as compared with the single processor approach, are pointed out, and a quantitative assessment of system performance based on the use of a traffic generator is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA140363

Entities

People

  • M. P. Griffiths
  • T. G. Connelly

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
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  • Load Monitoring
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Software Design
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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design