Memory-a RAM link for high speed

Author

Gjessing, Stein ; Gustavson, David B. ; James, David V. ; Stone, Glen ; Wiggers, Hans

Author_Institution

Oslo Univ., Norway

Volume

29

Issue

10

fYear

1992

Firstpage

52

Lastpage

53

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.158638

Filename

158638