DocumentCode
1923035
Title
Columbia supercomputer: architecture and interconnection network
Author
Shi, Hong
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
fYear
1990
fDate
21-23 Mar 1990
Firstpage
109
Lastpage
114
Abstract
A discussion is presented of the architecture and interconnection network of a special-purpose parallel supercomputer. The computer consists of a 256-node array processor, a host computer, and a controller. The host computer, DEC VAX 11/780, works as the front end of the system and is connected to the array processor by the controller. The 256 nodes of the array processor are connected in a two-dimensional mesh topology and work in a lock-step (SIMD) mode
Keywords
computer architecture; parallel processing; 256-node array processor; Columbia supercomputer; DEC VAX 11/780; architecture; controller; host computer; interconnection network; lock-step mode; two-dimensional mesh topology; Centralized control; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Control systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Packet switching; Physics computing; Supercomputers; Vector processors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computers and Communications, 1990. Conference Proceedings., Ninth Annual International Phoenix Conference on
Conference_Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2030-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PCCC.1990.101608
Filename
101608
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