• DocumentCode
    1479307
  • Title

    Reducing hot-spot contention in shared-memory multiprocessor systems

  • Author

    Dandamudi, Sivarama P.

  • Author_Institution
    Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    In shared-memory multiprocessor systems that use multistage interconnection networks, memory contention can produce “tree saturation”, which ultimately degrades system performance. This article categorizes, reviews, and compares existing strategies for reducing these effects
  • Keywords
    multistage interconnection networks; resource allocation; shared memory systems; trees (mathematics); hot-spot contention reduction; memory contention; multistage interconnection networks; shared-memory multiprocessor systems; system performance; tree saturation; Content management; Data structures; Degradation; Equations; Intelligent networks; Multiprocessing systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Switches; Taxonomy; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Concurrency, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1092-3063
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4434.749135
  • Filename
    749135