Title :
Design and implementation of the NUMAchine multiprocessor
Author :
Grbic, A. ; Brown, Shannon ; Gusat, Mitch ; Lemieux, George ; Manjikian, Naraig ; Srbljic, S. ; Stumm, Michael ; Vranesic, Z. ; Zilic, Zeljko ; Zillc, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and implementation of the NUMAchine multiprocessor. As the market for CC-NUMA multiprocessors expands, this research project provides a timely architectural design and cost-effective prototype. The key to the successful implementation of our 48-processor prototype is the use of off-the-shelf components and programmable logic devices. Since this machine will serve as a research vehicle for parallel software development, a number of hardware features to enhance experimentation have been included in the design.
Keywords :
multiprocessing systems; parallel programming; programmable logic devices; 48-processor prototype; NUMAchine multiprocessor; architectural design; cost-effective prototype; design; hardware features; implementation; off-the-shelf components; parallel software development; programmable logic devices; Bandwidth; Coherence; Computer architecture; Costs; Delay; Hardware; Permission; Programmable logic devices; Prototypes; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1998. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-89791-964-5
