A survey of synchronization methods for parallel computers

An examination is given of how traditional synchronization methods influence the design of MIMD (multiple-instruction multiple-data-stream) multiprocessors. She provides an overview of MIMD multiprocessing and goes on to discuss semaphore-based implementations (Ultracomputers, Cedar, and the Sequent...

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 22; no. 7; pp. 66 - 77
Main Author: Dinning, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States IEEE 01.07.1989
Subjects:
990200 - Mathematics & Computers
ARRAY PROCESSORS
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Concurrent computing
DATA-FLOW PROCESSING
Design methodology
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Hardware
Logic programming
Magnetic heads
Multiprocessing systems
PARALLEL PROCESSING
PROGRAMMING
Programming environments
Software performance
SYNCHRONIZATION
VECTOR PROCESSING
ISSN:0018-9162, 1558-0814
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Summary:An examination is given of how traditional synchronization methods influence the design of MIMD (multiple-instruction multiple-data-stream) multiprocessors. She provides an overview of MIMD multiprocessing and goes on to discuss semaphore-based implementations (Ultracomputers, Cedar, and the Sequent Balance/21000), monitor-based implementations (the HM/sup 2/p) and implementations based on message-passing (HEP, the BBN Butterfly and the Transputer).< >
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ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/2.30733