Title :
The Burroughs Scientific Processor (BSP)
Author :
Kuck, David J ; Stokes, Richard A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois
fDate :
5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Burroughs Scientific Processor (BSP), a high-performance computer system, performed the Department of Energy LLL loops at roughly the speed of the CRAY-1. The BSP combined parallelism and pipelining, performing memory-to-memory operations. Seventeen memory units and two crossbar switch data alignment networks provided conflict-free access to most indexed arrays. Fast linear recurrence algorithms provided good performance on constructs that some machines execute serially. A system manager computer ran the operating system and a vectorizing Fortran compiler. An MOS file memory system served as a high bandwidth secondary memory.
Keywords :
Conflict-free array access; high-speed computer; parallel computer; pipeline computer; scientific computing; vectorizing compiler; Bandwidth; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; High performance computing; Operating systems; Parallel processing; Pipeline processing; Radio access networks; Scientific computing; Switches; Conflict-free array access; high-speed computer; parallel computer; pipeline computer; scientific computing; vectorizing compiler;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1982.1676014
