Title :
Parallel computation for microwave circuit simulation
Author :
Rhodes, David L. ; Perlman, Barry S.
Author_Institution :
Sensors & Electron. Directorate, Army Res. Lab., Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the results of implementing a harmonic balance simulator, AGILE, on a variety of massively parallel computers (MPCs) is given. Descriptions of the computer hardware, which includes both shared-memory and message-passing implementations, and algorithms used to parallelize the computations are presented. The computers used include the CM-5, KSR-1, and a networked set of nonheterogeneous workstations using UNIX RPC. A key aspect is the description of the variety of algorithms used for each computer and the results obtained
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; microwave circuits; parallel processing; AGILE; CM-5; KSR-1; UNIX RPC; algorithm; harmonic balance simulator; massively parallel computer; message passing; microwave circuit simulation; nonheterogeneous workstation network; parallel computation; shared memory; Central Processing Unit; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer interfaces; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Military computing; Time sharing computer systems; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
