Analytical modeling and architectural modifications of a dataflow computer

Authors:
D. Ghosal;L. N. Bhuyan
Affiliations:
The Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA;The Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
Venue:
ISCA '87 Proceedings of the 14th annual international symposium on Computer architecture
Year:
1987

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Abstract

Dataflow computers are an alternative to the von Neumann architectures and are capable of exploiting large amount of parallelism inherent in many computer applications. This paper deals with the performance analysis of the Manchester dataflow computer based on queueing network models. The model of the dataflow computer has been validated by comparing the analytical results with those obtained from the prototype Manchester dataflow computer. The bottleneck centers in the prototype machine have been identified through the model and various architectural modifications have been investigated both from performance and reliability viewpoints.