Title :
Multi-processor SoC integration: a case study on BlueGene/L
Author :
Nsame, P. ; Savaria, Yvon
Author_Institution :
Syst. & Technol. Group, IBM, Essex Junction, VT, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the scalability, architectural requirements, and performance characteristics of high performance systems. We use the BlueGene/L (BG/L) project as a case study for deep computing applications. This massively parallel system of 65,536 nodes with autonomic features is based on a new architecture that exploits system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology to deliver a target peak processing power of 360 teraFLOPS (trillion floating-point operations per second). BG/L is operational at a price/performance and a power consumption/performance targets unobtainable with published conventional architectures.
Keywords :
microprogramming; multiprocessing systems; parallel architectures; parallel machines; performance evaluation; system-on-chip; BG/L project; BlueGene/L; architectural requirements; autonomic features; case study; deep computing; floating-point operations; microarchitecture; multiprocessor SoC integration; parallel computing; parallel system; peak processing power; performance characteristics; scalability; system-on-a-chip; teraFLOPS;
Conference_Titel :
SOC Conference, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8445-8
DOI :
10.1109/SOCC.2004.1362408
