The EPSILON-2 multiprocessor system

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0743-7315(90)90032-K· OSTI ID:5071075

Grafe, V G; Hoch, J E ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (US)

This paper reports on Epsilon-2 which is a general purpose parallel computer architecture that addresses the twin goals of high performance and programmability. Epsilon-2 implements a hybrid computation model that combines the fine-grain parallelism of dataflow computing with the sequential efficiency characteristic of von Neumann computing. It provides instruction-level synchronization, single-cycle context switches, and RISC-like sequential execution. The general parallel computing model and the architecture of Epsilon-2 are described. A sample code is also presented to illustrate Epsilon-2's operation.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5071075
• Journal Information: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing; (United States), Vol. 10:4; ISSN 0743-7315
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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