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Future microprocessor farms: Offline and online

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7020075· OSTI ID:7020075
Microprocessor farms have been successfully employed in high energy physics for both offline analysis and online triggers. As the experiments continue to grow in size, so do the demands for processing power. The preliminary indications are that the large collider experiments will require at least a million VAX-11/780 equivalents of processing power for online trigger decisions and offline event reconstruction. This paper examines the current technology trends and projects the processing power that may be expected with the current farm architectures. 3 refs., 6 figs.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
7020075
Report Number(s):
FNAL-TM-1642; ON: DE90006331
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English