Memory servers for multicomputers

Author

Iftode, Liviu ; Li, Kai ; Petersen, Karin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

22-26 Feb. 1993

Firstpage

538

Lastpage

547

Abstract

A virtual memory management technique for multicomputers called memory servers is investigated. The memory server model extends the memory hierarchy of multicomputers by introducing a remote memory server layer. Memory servers are multicomputer nodes whose memory is used for fast backing storage and logically lie between the local physical memory and disks. The authors present the model, describe how the model supports sequential programs, message-passing programs, and shared virtual memory systems, discuss several design issues, and show preliminary results of a prototype implementation on an Intel iPSC/860.<>

Keywords

message passing; multiprocessing systems; storage management; virtual storage; Intel iPSC/860; design issues; fast backing storage; memory hierarchy; memory servers; message-passing programs; multicomputer nodes; remote memory server layer; sequential programs; shared virtual memory systems; virtual memory management technique; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Computer science; Costs; Memory management; Microprocessors; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network servers; Supercomputers; Virtual prototyping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compcon Spring '93, Digest of Papers.

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3400-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPCON.1993.289731

Filename

289731