1. A FIFO-based multicast network and its use in multicomputers
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Rajat Moona and V. Rajaraman
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Mode (computer interface) ,Artificial Intelligence ,Computer Networks and Communications ,Hardware and Architecture ,FIFO (computing and electronics) ,Computer science ,business.industry ,Multicast network ,Distributed computing ,Multiprocessing ,business ,Software ,Computer network - Abstract
We present an implementation of a multicast network of processors. The processors are connected in a fully connected network and it is possible to broadcast data in a single instruction. The network works at the processor-memory speed and therefore provides a fast communication link among processors. A number of interesting architectures are possible using such a network. We show some of these architectures which have been implemented and are functional. We also show the system software calls which allow programming of these machines in parallel mode.
- Published
- 1991
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