Author :
Gjessing, Stein ; Gustavson, David B. ; James, David V. ; Stone, Glen ; Wiggers, Hans
Abstract :
Work on an open standard that defines a ring for linking fast memories and processors is discussed. The interface, called RamLink, will provide high performance even when dynamic RAMs (DRAMs) with internal caching mechanisms are ineffective. In addition to RAM, RamLink will support flash nonvolatile memory, read-only memory, and even memory-mapped disks. Mismatching, collision avoidance, and problems that must be addressed by RamLink are examined. A detailed simulation model for RamLink written in Simula, an object-oriented language, is briefly described.<>
Keywords :
DRAM chips; buffer storage; digital simulation; object-oriented programming; open systems; system buses; virtual machines; DRAMs; RAM link; ROM; RamLink; Simula; collision avoidance; digital simulation; dynamic RAMs; fast memories; fast processors; flash nonvolatile memory; interface; internal caching mechanisms; memory-mapped disks; mismatching; model; object-oriented language; open standard; performance; Bandwidth; Delay; Encoding; HDTV; Joining processes; Packaging; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Registers; Standards development;
