The EPSILON-2 multiprocessor system
Journal Article
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· Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing; (United States)
- 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), Journal Name: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing; (United States) Vol. 10:4; ISSN JPDCE; ISSN 0743-7315
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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