Processor Networks and Aspects of the Mapping Problem (Cambridge International Series on Parallel Computation, Series Number 2) - Hardcover

Hilbers, Peter A. J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521402506 ISBN 13: 9780521402507

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Processor networks consisting of a thousand and more processing nodes that interact by sending messages over a communications network are feasible today. They can only meet the market's demand for high-speed, low-cost computing when adequate facilities for the implementation of distributed programs--programs consisting of a collection of processes that communicate and synchronize via the exchange of messages--are offered. This book investigates some of these facilities by viewing both the processor network and the distributed program as a graph. Dr. Hilbers begins by introducing distributed computing with graph theory, and considers processor networks and their price/performance ratios. He goes on to look at obtaining homogeneous distributions of work over networks and considers examples. The author closes by discussing message routing within a processor network.

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Book Description

This 1991 book discusses the general case of how to use processors simultaneously in order to solve a single problem rather than any specific application, and develops a theory independent of particular architectures. It is intended to be a fundamental treatment of the relevant subjects and is aimed at computer scientists and graduate students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521402506
• ISBN 13: 9780521402507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144