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Foil 26 Distributed Memory MIMD Multiprocessor

From CPS615-Introduction-Course,Driving Technology and HPCC Current Status and Futures CPS615 Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science -- Fall Semester 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox, (Some Culler, Koelbel material)
Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data
Processors with local memory connected by high-speed interconnection network
Typically high bandwidth, medium latency
Hardware support for remote memory access
Model breaks down when topology matters
Examples: Cray T3E, IBM SP

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