A Taxonomy of Synchronous Parallel Machines

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Abstract:

A new classificational scheme is presented which is consistent with Flynns taxonomy but is more expressive. The crucial idea is to recognize that a reference stream is composed of both values and addresses their treatment exposes critical features of an architecture. This insight, together with the accompanying formal mechanism built on top of it, enables a large variety of recently developed since Flynns work machines to be distinguished, including VLIW, multigauage, systolic arrays, and the Connection Machines.

Author(s):
Snyder, Lawrence
Author Organization(s):
WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA204256
Pagination:
0006

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-86-K-0264
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
C4I
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTERS, *COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, *TAXONOMY, STREAMS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems
Keyword(s):
*SYNCHRONOUS PARALLEL MACHINES, REFERENCE STREAM FLYNN S TAXONOMY, SYNCHRONEITY COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SYNCHRONOUS PARALLEL COMPUTERS
Report Date:
1988 Aug 01