| ECE 506 |
Architecture Of Parallel Computers |
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The need for parallel and massively parallel computers. Taxonomy of parallel computer architecture, and programming models for parallel architectures. Example parallel algorithms. Shared-memory vs. distributed-memory architectures. Correctness and performance issues. Cache coherence and memory consistency. Bus-based and scalable directory-based multiprocessors. Interconnection-network topologies and switch design. Brief overview of advanced topics such as multiprocessor prefetching and speculative parallel execution. |
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| Pre-Requisites: | ECE 406 |
| Co-Requisites: | None |
| Restrictions: | Department Consent Required |
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Credits: 3
Spring '12 Instructors: Gehringer E
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