Title :
Architectural models and design methodologies for general-purpose highly-parallel computers
Author :
Baiardi, Fabrizio ; Danelutto, Marco ; Jazayeri, Mehdi ; Pelagatti, Susanna ; Vanneschi, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Inf., Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The main research issues and problems in the area of general-purpose, massively parallel MIMD computers are reviewed. It is shown that the successful exploitation of this class of systems depends on the ability to define and experiment with design methodologies taking into account the following aspects: abstract machine architecture, physical machine architecture, parallelizing and restructuring tools, and machine independent parallel languages. Research experience in this area and particularly with the Pisa Parallel Processing Project is reported
Keywords :
parallel algorithms; parallel architectures; parallel programming; Pisa Parallel Processing Project; VLIW; abstract machine architecture; design methodologies; general-purpose highly-parallel computers; machine independent parallel languages; massively parallel MIMD computers; parallelizing tools; physical machine architecture; restructuring tools; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Design methodology; Hardware; Parallel languages; Parallel machines; Parallel processing; VLIW;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '91. Advanced Computer Technology, Reliable Systems and Applications. 5th Annual European Computer Conference. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2141-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257349
