Title :
DDM-a cache-only memory architecture
Author :
Hagersten, Erik ; Landin, Anders ; Haridi, Seif
Author_Institution :
Swedish Inst. of Comput. Sci., Kista, Sweden
fDate :
9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Data Diffusion Machine (DDM), a cache-only memory architecture (COMA) that relies on a hierarchical network structure, is described. The key ideas behind DDM are introduced by describing a small machine, which could be a COMA on its own or a subsystem of a larger COMA, and its protocol. A large machine with hundreds of processors is also described. The DDM prototype project is discussed, and simulated performance results are presented.
Keywords :
buffer storage; multiprocessing systems; protocols; Data Diffusion Machine; cache-only memory architecture; hierarchical network structure; multiprocessor system; protocol; Access protocols; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer architecture; Computer science; Delay; Distributed computing; Distributed decision making; Memory architecture; Programming profession; Protocols; Scalability; Telecommunication traffic; Virtual prototyping;
