Title :
A survey of synchronization methods for parallel computers
Author_Institution :
Courant Inst. of Math. Sci., New York Univ., NY, USA
fDate :
7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An examination is given of how traditional synchronization methods influence the design of MIMD (multiple-instruction multiple-data-stream) multiprocessors. She provides an overview of MIMD multiprocessing and goes on to discuss semaphore-based implementations (Ultracomputers, Cedar, and the Sequent Balance/21000), monitor-based implementations (the HM/sup 2/p) and implementations based on message-passing (HEP, the BBN Butterfly and the Transputer).<>
Keywords :
parallel architectures; parallel machines; parallel programming; synchronisation; BBN Butterfly; Cedar; HEP; HM/sup 2/p; MIMD multiprocessing; Sequent Balance/21000; Transputer; Ultracomputers; message-passing; monitor-based implementations; multiple-instruction multiple-data-stream; parallel computers; semaphore-based implementations; traditional synchronization methods; Books; Concurrent computing; Design methodology; Hardware; Logic programming; Magnetic heads; Multiprocessing systems; Parallel processing; Programming environments; Software performance;
