Developing Software to Use Parallel Processing Effectively

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Abstract:

This report describes the difficulties involved in writing efficient parallel programs and describes the hardware and software support currently available for generating software that utilizes processing effectively. Historically, the processing rate of single-processor computers has increased by one order of magnitude every five years. However, this pace is slowing since electronic circuitry is coming up against physical barriers. Unfortunately, the complexity of engineering and research problems continues to require ever more processing power far in excess of the maximum estimated 3 Gflops achievable by single-processor computers. For this reason, parallel processing architectures are receiving considerable interest, since they offer high performance more cheaply than a single-processor supercomputer, such as the Cray. Keywords Multiprocessing, Concurrent processing, Processor evaluation tools, Parallel debugging, Fluidics, Fluerics.

Author(s):
Center, Julian
Author Organization(s):
DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP ANDOVER MA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jun-Dec 1987
Pagination:
0181

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

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

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RADC-TR-88-203
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F19628-86-D-0006
Task Number(s):
03
Project Number(s):
B413
Monitor Series:
TR-88-203, SDIO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_2.1.2_Develop Strategies; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
C4I
Descriptor(s):
*PARALLEL PROCESSING, *COMPUTER PROGRAMS, TOOLS, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, PROCESSING, RATES, COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, EFFICIENCY, FLUERICS, ENGINEERING, BARRIERS, MULTIPROCESSORS, POWER, CIRCUITS, PARALLEL ORIENTATION, WRITING, DEBUGGING(COMPUTERS), FLUIDICS, ELECTRONICS, TEST AND EVALUATION, PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
PE63223C, WURADCB4130339
Report Date:
1988 Oct 01