Distributed shared memory multiprocessors using multistage bus networks /

a conventional MIN. To further improve the performance of

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iyer, Ravishankar, 1974-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:a conventional MIN. To further improve the performance of
a synchronous packet switched MBN in a distributed shared
An analysis of the probabilities of a packet taking different
and execution time. By incorporating these policies into an
BMIN is obtained through an executiondriven simulation. The
Bus Network (MBN) is analyzed in this thesis for a DSM
conventional multistage interconnection networks(MINs),
cycle-by-cycle simulations with a synthetic workload. The
determine the position of a page based on the processor that
discussed. The queueing analysis is verified by exhaustive
Distributed shared memory (DSM) multiprocessors rely heavily
distributing the data over the shared memory and reducing the
environment. The MBN avoids some of the shortcomings of the
execution time by a certain degree.
execution time of various applications on the MBN and the
execution-driven simulator, it is shown that the page
for most of the applications. The suggested page placement
generates the page fault are presented. Two different
interleaving policies, high-order and low-order with the page
MBN is shown to provide similar performance to BMIN while
MBNs support bidirectional routing and there exists a number
memory environment is derived and comparison of the results
of paths between any source and destination pair. Four self
offering simplicity in hardware and more fault-tolerance than
on the interconnection network performance. The Multistage
placement policies are used to try and better distribute the
placement policy with low-order interleaving performs best
policies are shown to be effective techniques for
request along the path with minimum distance is presented.
routes is also derived. Further, the performance analysis of
routing techniques are reviewed and an algorithm to route a
single bus and hierarchical bus interconnection networks. A
static page allocation are studied. Different techniques to
switch in a MBN is similar to that in a MIN switch except
that there is a single bus connection instead of a crossbar.
the DSM multiprocessor, memory management policies based on
traffic in the system and reduce the average message latency
with those of an equivalent bidirectional MIN (BMLN) is
Item Description:"Major subject: Computer Science".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 75 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 71-74.