Broadcast automata: a parallel scalable architecture for prototypal embedded processors for space applications

Author

Alderighi, Monica ; Sechi, Giacomo ; Mazzei, Riccardo ; Tisato, Francesco

Author_Institution

Ist. di Fisica Cosmica e Tecnologie Relative, CNR, Milano, Italy

Volume

5

fYear

1997

fDate

7-10 Jan 1997

Firstpage

208

Abstract

The paper introduces a model of massively parallel computation based on broadcast synchronous agents. It consists of a collection of uniform automata which evolve synchronously. Each agent may observe the state of any other agent via broadcast communication, but it is not aware of the identity of the other agents. A broadcast automata based system (BAS) is presented as a new approach to the development of embedded system prototypes, specifically in the field of space applications, where the resource constraints, as well as fault detection and recovery, are critical. An example of application in signal processing is illustrated

Keywords

aerospace computing; automata theory; fault diagnosis; parallel architectures; real-time systems; reconfigurable architectures; signal processing; broadcast automata; broadcast communication; broadcast synchronous agents; embedded system prototypes; fault detection; fault recovery; massively parallel computation; parallel scalable architecture; prototype embedded processors; signal processing; space applications; Automata; Broadcasting; Embedded computing; Embedded system; Hardware; Physics computing; Prototypes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Signal processing algorithms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1997, Proceedings of the Thirtieth Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wailea, HI

ISSN

1060-3425

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7743-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1997.663176

Filename

663176