This paper discusses software pipelining for a new class of architectures that we call transport-triggered. These architectures reduce the interconnection requirements between function units. They also exhibit code sc...
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Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) is acknowledged as being of vital importance to economy. The demand that NWP places on computing system performance has increased dramatically since the introduction of computer syst...
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ZITZMAN, LHFALATKO, SMPAPACH, JLDr. Lewis H. Zitzman:is the group supervisor of the Advanced Systems Design Group
Fleet Systems Department The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). He has been employed at JHU/APL since 1972 performing applied research in computer science and in investigating and applying advanced computer technologies to Navy shipboard systems. He is currently chairman of Aegis Computer Architecture Data Bus and Fiber Optics Working Group from which many concepts for this paper were generated. Dr. Zitzman received his B.S. degree in physics from Brigham Young University in 1963 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Illinois in 1967 and 1972 respectively. Stephen M. Falatko:was a senior engineering analyst in the Combat Systems Engineering Department
Comptek Research Incorporated for the majority of this effort. He is currently employed at ManTech Services Corporation. During his eight-year career first at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and currently with ManTech Mr. Falatko's work has centered around the development of requirements and specifications for future Navy systems and the application of advanced technology to Navy command and control systems. He is a member of both the Computer Architecture Fiber Optics and Data Bus Working Group and the Aegis Fiber Optics Working Group. Mr. Falatko received his B.S. degree in aerospace engineering with high distinction from the University of Virginia in 1982 and his M.S. degree in applied physics from The Johns Hopkins University in 1985. Mr. Falatko is a member of Tau Beta Pi Sigma Gamma Tau the American Society of Naval Engineers and the U.S. Naval Institute. Janet L. Papach:is a section leader and senior engineering analyst in the Combat Systems Engineering Department
Comptek Research Incorporated. She has ten years' experience as an analyst supporting NavSea Spa War and the U.S. Department of State. She currently participates in working group efforts under Aegis Combat System Doctrin
This paper sets forth computer systems architecture concepts for the combat system of the 2010–2030 timeframe that satisfy the needs of the next generation of surface combatants. It builds upon the current Aegis comp...
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This paper sets forth computer systems architecture concepts for the combat system of the 2010–2030 timeframe that satisfy the needs of the next generation of surface combatants. It builds upon the current Aegis computer systems architecture, expanding that architecture while preserving, and adhering to, the Aegis fundamental principle of thorough systems engineering, dedicated to maintaining a well integrated, highly reliable, and easily operable combat system. The implementation of these proposed computer systems concepts in a coherent architecture would support the future battle force capable combat system and allow the expansion necessary to accommodate evolutionary changes in both the threat environment and the technology then available to effectively counter that threat. Changes to the current Aegis computerarchitecture must be carefully and effectively managed such that the fleet will retain its combat readiness capability at all times. This paper describes a possible transition approach for evolving the current Aegis computerarchitecture to a general architecture for the future. The proposed computer systems architecture concepts encompass the use of combinations of physically distributed, microprocessor-based computers, collocated with the equipment they support or embedded within the equipment itself. They draw heavily on widely used and available industry standards, including instruction set architectures (ISAs), backplane busses, microprocessors, computer programming languages and development environments, and local area networks (LANs). In this proposal, LANs, based on fiber optics, will provide the interconnection to support system expandability, redundancy, and higher data throughput rates. A system of cross connected LANs will support a high level of combat system integration, spanning the major warfare areas, and will facilitate the coordination and development of a coherent multi-warfare tactical picture supporting the future combatant command st
The estimation of an absolute life expectancy of a structure is a complex process and the results are expected to have relatively large levels of uncertainty. In this study, a comparative analysis is undertaken betwee...
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The estimation of an absolute life expectancy of a structure is a complex process and the results are expected to have relatively large levels of uncertainty. In this study, a comparative analysis is undertaken between two different patrol boats. This is an approach which results in a higher confidence level because certain factors common to both boats can be eliminated by assuming them to be at constant normal levels. The study is limited to the critical forward bottom plating and takes into account the differences in material, plate dimensions, operational profile, structure and loading of the two vessels. Two failure modes, plastic plate deformation and fatigue, are considered, and a novel approach to plate wastage is included. Many factors affect the structural life of a vessel. They include structural type, operational profile, structural details, loads, inspection and maintenance, design methods, safety factors, corrosion, and environmental factors. There are three types of uncertainty associated with these factors; namely, physical randomness, statistical uncertainties, and model uncertainties. The method described is designed to address these uncertainties. The objective of the paper is to present the reliability-based structural life assessment method, and then to use it to evaluate and compare the structural performance of the forward bottom plating of the two patrol boats. The results of the evaluation are presented in the form of graphs and tables in order to facilitate the comparative evaluation. The method is performed within a computer-based format which allows parametric sensitivity analysis of several variables including the size of the plating panel, thickness, operational profile and loading. The sensitivity of the structural life expectancy of the forward bottom plating to variations in these parameters is evaluated.
Data-dependency, branch, and memory-access penalties are main constraints on the performance of high-speed microprocessors. The memory-access penalties concern both penalties imposed by external memory (e.g. cache) or...
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(纸本)0897913000
Data-dependency, branch, and memory-access penalties are main constraints on the performance of high-speed microprocessors. The memory-access penalties concern both penalties imposed by external memory (e.g. cache) or by under utilization of the local processor memory (e.g. registers). This paper focuses solely on methods of increasing the utilization of data memory, local to the processor (registers or register-oriented buffers).A utilization increase of local processor memory is possible by means of compile-time software, run-time hardware, or a combination of both. This paper looks at data buffers which perform solely because of the compile-time software (single register sets); those which operate mainly through hardware but with possible software assistance (multiple register sets); and those intended to operate transparently with main memory implying no software assistance whatsoever (stack buffers). This paper shows that hardware buffering schemes cannot replace compile-time effort, but at most can reduce the complexity of this effort. It shows the utility increase of applying register allocation for multiple register sets. The paper also shows a potential utility decrease inherent to stack buffers. The observation that a single register set, allocated by means of interprocedural allocation, performs competitively with both multiple register set and stack buffer emphasizes the significance of the conclusion
Two major limitations concerning the design of cost-effective application-specific architectures are the recurrent costs of system-software development and hardware implementation, in particular VLSI implementation, f...
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Increasing the performance of application-specific processors by exploiting application-resident parallelism is often prohibited by costs;especially in the case of low-volume productions. The flexibility of horizontal...
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We present a necessary and sufficient condition for an arbitrary matrix A to be totally unimodular. The matrix A is interpreted as the adjacency matrix of a bipartite graph G(A). The total unimodularity of A correspon...
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Two major limitations concerning the design of cost-effective application-specific architectures are the recurrent costs of system-software development and hardware implementation, in particular VLSI implementation, f...
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(纸本)9780897913195
Two major limitations concerning the design of cost-effective application-specific architectures are the recurrent costs of system-software development and hardware implementation, in particular VLSI implementation, for each *** SCalable architecture Experiment (SCARCE) aims to provide a framework for application-specific processor design. The framework allows scaling of functionality, implementation complexity, and performance. The SCARCE framework consists and will consist of: an architecture framework defining the constraints for the design of application-specific architectures; tools for synthesizing architectures from application or application-area; VLSI cell libraries and tools for quick generation of application-specific processors; a system-software platform which can be retargeted quickly to fit the application-specific architecture;This paper concentrates primarily on the architecture framework of SCARCE, but also presents briefly some software issues and outlines the process of generating VLSI processors.
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