The design of a scalable, hierarchical-bus, shared-memory multiprocessor

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dc.contributor.advisorBennett, John K.
dc.creatorGreenwood, Jay Alan
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T23:52:51Z
dc.date.available2009-06-03T23:52:51Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractThe hierarchical-bus architecture is an attractive solution to many of the problems associated with connecting processors together into a multiprocessing system but it also poses a number of design challenges. This thesis evaluates several architectural features of a hierarchical-bus multiprocessor. Our results show that applications with significant amounts of shared data achieve higher performance when run on a multiprocessor with a hierarchy of buses than on a single-bus multiprocessor. Also, applications with a significant number of write accesses to private data perform better using a cache protocol that modifies data within the cache (a copy-back protocol). This thesis describes a copy-back protocol for a hierarchical-bus multiprocessor and compares it with a cache protocol that broadcasts writes on the bus (a write-through protocol).
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis E.E. 1992 Greenwood
dc.identifier.citationGreenwood, Jay Alan. "The design of a scalable, hierarchical-bus, shared-memory multiprocessor." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13618">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13618</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13618
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectComputer science
dc.subjectElectronics
dc.subjectElectrical engineering
dc.titleThe design of a scalable, hierarchical-bus, shared-memory multiprocessor
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thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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