“Distributed” Applies to Memory
•DSM computers have a CTA architecture with additional hardware to maintain coherency •Collectively, the controllers make the memory look shared
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Cache
P1
Cache
P2
Cache
P3
Cache
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Control
Control
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Control
Interconnection Network