Title :
The effect of inter-PE communication network configuration on the performance of array computers
Author :
Diab, H.B. ; Tabbara, H.S.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Archit., American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
Abstract :
Discusses the effect of the inter-processor element communication network (IN) on the performance of SIMD machines using discrete event simulation. The performance evaluation process is based on modelling SIMD computer systems composed of a control unit supervising n processing elements (PEs) each having local memory. The PEs communicate with each other through the IN which is assumed to be static throughout the evaluation process. The influence of the IN delay between PEs on the overall system performance such as the speedup, utilization, and throughput is computed
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel machines; performance evaluation; virtual machines; SIMD machines; array computers; control unit; discrete event simulation; inter-processor element communication network; local memory; network configuration; performance evaluation; speedup; throughput; utilization; Communication networks; Communication system control; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Decoding; Discrete event simulation; Intelligent networks; Logic arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., 25th Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2765-4
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.1992.227565
