Title :
Distributed shared memory: a survey of issues and algorithms
Author :
Nitzberg, Bill ; Lo, Virginia
Author_Institution :
Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR, USA
Abstract :
An overview of distributed shared memory (DSM) issues is presented. Memory coherence, design choices, and implementation methods are included. The discussion of design choices covers structure and granularity, coherence semantics, scalability, and heterogeneity. Implementation issues concern data location and access, the coherence protocol, replacement strategy, and thrashing. Algorithms that support process synchronization and memory management are discussed.<>
Keywords :
data handling; distributed processing; storage management; DSM; coherence protocol; coherence semantics; data access; data location; distributed shared memory; granularity; heterogeneity; memory coherence; memory design choices; memory management; process synchronization; replacement strategy; scalability; thrashing; Data handling; Distributed computing; Memory management;
