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The S3.mp Scalable Shared Memory Multiprocessor
A. Nowatzyk, G. Aybay, M. Browne, E. Kelly, M. Parkin, W. Radke, and S. Vishin
International Conference on Parallel Processing, August, 1995.

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Abstract

S3.mp (Sun's Scalable Shared memory MultiProcessor) is a research project to demonstrate a low overhead, high throughput communication system that is based on cache coherent distributed shared memory (DSM). S3.mp uses distributed directories and point-to-point messages that are sent over a packet switched interconnect fabric to achieve scalability over a wide range of configurations. S3.mp uses a new CMOS serial link technology that achieves transmission rates >1Gbit/sec and that is directly integrated into a packet router chip. Unlike other DSM systems, S3.mp can be spatially distributed over a local area via fiber optic links. This capability allows S3.mp to interconnect clusters of workstations to form multiprocessor workgroups that efficiently share memory, processors and I/O devices. Multichip module technology, the integrated arbitrary topology router, fast serial links, and a cache coherent DSM system that is integrated into the memory controller allow compact, massively parallel S3.mp systems.

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Number of pages: 10

Text Reference

A. Nowatzyk, G. Aybay, M. Browne, E. Kelly, M. Parkin, W. Radke, and S. Vishin, "The S3.mp Scalable Shared Memory Multiprocessor," International Conference on Parallel Processing, August, 1995.

BibTeX Reference

@inproceedings{Nowatzyk_1995_4942,
   author = "Andreas Nowatzyk and G. Aybay and M. Browne and E. Kelly and M. Parkin and W. Radke and S. Vishin",
   title = "The S3.mp Scalable Shared Memory Multiprocessor",
   booktitle = "International Conference on Parallel Processing",
   month = "August",
   year = "1995"
}