Distributed Shared Memory: Concepts and SystemsISBN: 978-0-8186-7737-3
Paperback
380 pages
August 1997, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press
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The papers present in this text survey both distributed shared
memory (DSM) efforts and commercial DSM systems. The book discusses
relevant issues that make the concept of DSM one of the most
attractive approaches for building large-scale, high-performance
multiprocessor systems. The authors provide a general introduction
to the DSM field as well as a broad survey of the basic DSM
concepts, mechanisms, design issues, and systems.
The book concentrates on basic DSM algorithms, their enhancements, and their performance evaluation. In addition, it details implementations that employ DSM solutions at the software and the hardware level. This guide is a research and development reference that provides state-of-the art information that will be useful to architects, designers, and programmers of DSM systems.