Title :
Heterogeneous distributed shared memory
Author :
Zhou, Songnian ; Stumm, Michael ; Li, Kai ; Wortman, David
Author_Institution :
Comput. Syst. Res. Inst., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design, implementation, and performance of heterogeneous distributed shared memory (HDSM) are studied. A prototype HDSM system that integrates very different types of hosts has been developed, and a number of applications of this system are reported. Experience shows that despite a number of difficulties in data conversion, HDSM is implementable with minimal loss in functional and performance transparency when compared to homogeneous DSM systems
Keywords :
distributed memory systems; shared memory systems; data conversion; heterogeneous distributed shared memory; Access protocols; Application software; Concurrent computing; Data conversion; Distributed computing; Message passing; Performance loss; Programming profession; Prototypes; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on
