A Network Architecture for Data-Driven Systems

Abstract

This technical report discusses the hardware and software constructs of a unique computer network designed by the author. The network is especially designed for a multiple computer system operating in a synchronous real-time simulation system environment. The network emulates a shared memory system but has the unique property of being serially linked. All currently available shared memory systems utilize parallel address and data transmission schemes that demand a close proximity of the computers. Now, due to the serial linking, the computers may be hundreds or thousands of meters apart. Innovative data-driven hardware and software concepts applied to the serially-linked shared-memory multi-computer structure allow network transmission and subsequent software execution to be commanded relative to the dynamics of shared data variables. This concept is contrasted to synchronous network transmission and software execution of conventional real-time multi-computer systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA168764

Entities

People

  • James E. McDonald

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bus Networks
  • Central Processing Units
  • Classification
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Flight Simulators
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Architecture
  • Operating Systems
  • Ring Networks
  • Simulators
  • Star Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.