Accession Number:

ADA037842

Title:

A Collection of Papers on CM A Multi-Microprocessor Computer System.

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.,

Corporate Author:

CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Fuller,S. H.
• Jones,A. K.
• Siewiorek,D. P.
• Swan,R. S.
• Bechtolsheim,A.

Report Date:

1977-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

This paper describes the architecture of a new large multiprocessor computer system being built at Carnegie-Mellon University. The system allows close cooperation between large numbers of inexpensive processors. All processors share access to a single virtual memory address space. There are no arbitrary limits on the number of processors, amount of memory or communication bandwidth in the system. Considerable support is provided for low level operating system primitives and inter-process communication. Author

Descriptors:

• *MICROPROCESSORS
• *COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• *MULTIPROCESSORS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
• COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
• MODELS
• MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
• MEMORY DEVICES
• ACCESS
• COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
• MESSAGE PROCESSING

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE