Title :
Towards the design of a heterogenous hierarchical machine: a simulation approach
Author :
Miled, Zina Ben ; Fortes, José A B ; Eigenmann, Rudolf ; Taylor, Valerie
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
HPAM_Sim is an execution driven simulator of heterogeneous machines. HPAM_Sim allows the simulation of target machines consisting of different processors and interconnection networks. HPAM_Sim attempts to reduce simulation time by using lightweight threads and static augmentation. Additionally, simulation can be performed either in contention or non contention mode. The results of HPAM_Sim simulations were validated using two complementary approaches. As illustrated by an example, HPAM_Sim is very flexible and allows the simulation of various heterogeneous machines with non traditional organizations
Keywords :
digital simulation; multiprocessing systems; virtual machines; HPAM-Sim; contention mode; execution driven simulator; heterogenous hierarchical machine design; interconnection networks; lightweight threads; non contention mode; non traditional organizations; simulation approach; simulation time; static augmentation; target machines; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Delay; High performance computing; Memory architecture; Network topology; Parallel processing; Performance analysis; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7934-4
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.1997.586503
