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The indirect binary n-cube arrayThe array is built from a large number (hundreds or thousands) of microprocessors or microcomputers linked through a switching network into an indirect binary n-cube array. Control is two level, the array operating synchronously, or in lock step, at the higher level, and with the broadcast commands being locally interpreted into rewritable microinstruction streams in the microprocessors and in the switch control units. The key to the design is the switching array. By properly programming it, the array can be made into a wide variety of virtual arrays which are well adapted to a wide range of applications. It is believed that the flexibility of the switching array can be used to obtain fault avoidance, which appears necessary in any highly parallel design.
Document ID
19780011866
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pease, M. C.
(SRI International Corp. Menlo Park, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Res. Center Future Computer Requirements for Computational Aerodynamics
Subject Category
Computer Operations And Hardware
Accession Number
78N19809
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF GJ-42696
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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