Multiprocessor architecture: Synthesis and evaluation

The goal is to remove the influence of the choice of algorithm used for a particular application and to remove the effects of the high-level language and the efficiency of the program. The study concentrates on only those characteristics of the structure of the architecture. The structure of the architecture is defined to include those parameters that distinguish an architectural design at the diagram level. For example, the interconnection network plays an integral part in such a description while the capabilities of the individual processing elements, while crucial to the execution of the program, are not represented in the diagram.