Local-Area MultiProcessor: the scalable coherent interface

David B. Gustavson; Qiang Li

doi:10.1117/12.192215

3 November 1994 Local-Area MultiProcessor: the scalable coherent interface

David B. Gustavson, Qiang Li

Proceedings Volume 10278, Defining the Global Information Infrastructure: Infrastructure, Systems, and Services: A Critical Review; 1027808 (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.192215
Event: Photonics for Industrial Applications, 1994, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

There is rapidly increasing demand for very high performance shared access to distributed data, for multiprocessors, networked workstation clusters, distributed databases, industrial data acquisition and control systems, etc.

The objective is to satisfy this demand at the lowest long-term cost. This paper first considers the general properties that an appropriate system architecture should have. A new architectural model, Local-Area Multiprocessor, is introduced.

These properties are then considered in more detail, and practical design decisions are made, illustrated by the evolution of the ANSEIEEE standard Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) as it addressed these issues.

Finally, the current status of the various SCI follow-on and support projects is reported.

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David B. Gustavson and Qiang Li "Local-Area MultiProcessor: the scalable coherent interface", Proc. SPIE 10278, Defining the Global Information Infrastructure: Infrastructure, Systems, and Services: A Critical Review, 1027808 (3 November 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.192215

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