Hiding communication latencies in message-passing multiprocessors: a case study based on neural network simulation

Author

Bartoli, A. ; Dini, G.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Pisa Univ., Italy

fYear

1992

fDate

4-8 May 1992

Firstpage

353

Lastpage

358

Abstract

An application package which allows the user to explore the possibility of hiding communication latencies in message-passing multiprocessors is examined. The package is a neural network simulator for transputer-based machines. Simply by modifying few high-level directives in a configuration file, heuristic strategies for fully overlapping communication delays with internal computation, can be easily explored. The neural network model and the software architecture are described. An example is discussed.<>

Keywords

delays; message passing; neural nets; transputer systems; virtual machines; application package; communication latencies; configuration file; fully overlapping communication delays; heuristic strategies; high-level directives; internal computation; latency hiding; message-passing multiprocessors; neural network simulation; software architecture; transputer-based machines; Biological neural networks; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Computational modeling; Computer aided software engineering; Computer networks; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Delay; Neural networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '92 . 'Computer Systems and Software Engineering',Proceedings.

Conference_Location

The Hague, Netherlands

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2760-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218408

Filename

218408