A New Approach for Reconfigurable Massively Parallel Computers

Ahmadinia A, Bobda C, Danne K, Teich J (2003)

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2003

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Series: A New Approach for Reconfigurable Massively Parallel Computers

Pages Range: 391-394

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology

Event location: Tokyo JP

ISBN: 9780780383203

DOI: 10.1109/FPT.2003.1275784

Abstract

We present a new approach for reconfigurable massively parallel computers. The approach uses FPGA as reconfigurable device to build parallel computers which can adapt their physical topology to match the virtual topology used to model the parallel computation paradigm of a given application. We use a case study in which a virtual ring topology is first simulated on a tree topology and then directly implemented in an FPGA configuration. Preliminary results show that we can increase the performance of the parallel computers which make use of message passing interface by afactor of up to 20 % if a reconfigurable topology approach is used.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jürgen Teich Lehrstuhl für Informatik 12 (Hardware-Software-Co-Design)

Related research project(s)

Optimization methodologies for reconfiguration management on reconfigurable hardware nodes (ReCoNodes) SPP 1148: Rekonfigurierbare Rechensysteme June 1, 2003 - May 31, 2009

Involved external institutions

Universität Paderborn DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Ahmadinia, A., Bobda, C., Danne, K., & Teich, J. (2003). A New Approach for Reconfigurable Massively Parallel Computers. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology (pp. 391-394). Tokyo, JP: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Ahmadinia, Ali, et al. "A New Approach for Reconfigurable Massively Parallel Computers." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology,, Tokyo Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2003. 391-394.

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