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Cache coherence protocols: evaluation using a multiprocessor simulation model

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: Using simulation, we examine the efficiency of several distributed, hardware-based solutions to the cache coherence problem in shared-bus multiprocessors. For each of the approaches, the associated protocol is outlined. The simulation model is described, and results from that model are presented. The magnitude of the potential performance difference between the various approaches indicates that the choice of coherence solution is very important in the design of an efficient shared-bus multiprocessor, since it may limit the number of processors in the system.

Source: ACM Transactions on Computer Systems

DOI: 10.1145/6513.6514

Authors: James Archibald, Jean-Loup Baer

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques

Subfield: Hardware and Architecture

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Washington

Awards: Cache Coherence in Multiprocessor Systems (Computer Research, Data Consistency Constraints in Parallel and Distributed Systems (Computer Research)