A Critical Look at Three of Parallel Computing's Maxims

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1996 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '96)

Beijing, CHINA

June 12-June 14

ISBN: 0-8186-7460-1

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	Bruce M. Maggs, "A Critical Look at Three of Parallel Computing's Maxims," Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, International Symposium on, pp. 1, 1996 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '96), 1996.

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	@article{ 10.1109/ISPAN.1996.508953, author = {Bruce M. Maggs}, title = {A Critical Look at Three of Parallel Computing's Maxims}, journal ={Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, International Symposium on}, volume = {0}, year = {1996}, issn = {1087-4089}, pages = {1}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ISPAN.1996.508953}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - CONF JO - Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, International Symposium on TI - A Critical Look at Three of Parallel Computing's Maxims SN - 1087-4089 SP EP A1 - Bruce M. Maggs, PY - 1996 KW - parallel computer KW - architectural convergence KW - wormhole routing KW - parallel random-access machine (PRAM) VL - 0 JA - Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, International Symposium on ER -

Bruce M. Maggs, Carnegie Mellon University

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This paper takes a critical look at the following three maxims.1. Parallel architecture is converging on a design based on commodity microprocessor chips. 2. Wormhole routing is decidedly more efficient than store-and-forward routing. 3. The PRAM is an unrealistically ideal model of computation.

Index Terms:

parallel computer, architectural convergence, wormhole routing, parallel random-access machine (PRAM)

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Bruce M. Maggs, "A Critical Look at Three of Parallel Computing's Maxims," ispan, pp.1, 1996 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '96), 1996

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