Coherence controller architectures for scalable shared-memory multiprocessors

• Published in: IEEE transactions on computers Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 245 - 255
• Main Authors: Michael, M.M., Nanda, A.K., Beng-Hong Lim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.02.1999
• Subjects: Access protocols; Application software; Automata; Coherence; Communication system control; Communication systems; Control systems; Hardware; Mathematical models; Microprocessors; Process control; Reproduction; Sun; Tradeoffs; Typhoons

Scalable distributed shared-memory architectures rely on coherence controllers on each processing node to synthesize cache-coherent shared memory across the entire machine. The coherence controllers execute coherence protocol handlers that may be hardwired in custom hardware or programmed in a proto...