Architectural models and design methodologies for general-purpose highly-parallel computers

Author

Baiardi, Fabrizio ; Danelutto, Marco ; Jazayeri, Mehdi ; Pelagatti, Susanna ; Vanneschi, Marco

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Inf., Pisa Univ., Italy

fYear

1991

fDate

13-16 May 1991

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

25

Abstract

The main research issues and problems in the area of general-purpose, massively parallel MIMD computers are reviewed. It is shown that the successful exploitation of this class of systems depends on the ability to define and experiment with design methodologies taking into account the following aspects: abstract machine architecture, physical machine architecture, parallelizing and restructuring tools, and machine independent parallel languages. Research experience in this area and particularly with the Pisa Parallel Processing Project is reported

Keywords

parallel algorithms; parallel architectures; parallel programming; Pisa Parallel Processing Project; VLIW; abstract machine architecture; design methodologies; general-purpose highly-parallel computers; machine independent parallel languages; massively parallel MIMD computers; parallelizing tools; physical machine architecture; restructuring tools; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Design methodology; Hardware; Parallel languages; Parallel machines; Parallel processing; VLIW;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '91. Advanced Computer Technology, Reliable Systems and Applications. 5th Annual European Computer Conference. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Bologna

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2141-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257349

Filename

257349