Design of the AlphaServer Multiprocessor Server Systems
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Digital's AlphaServer multiprocessor systems are high-performance servers that combine multiprocessing technology with PC-style I/O subsystems. The system architecture allows four processing nodes, four memory nodes (up to a maximum of 2 GB), and two I/O nodes. All nodes communicate through a system bus. The system bus was designed to support multiple generations of Alpha processor technology. The architecture can be implemented in different ways, depending on the size of the system packaging.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Digital Technical Journal
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994