Final Report on Research in Parallel Computing : Network - based Multicomputers 1990 - 1995

No existing parallel architecture (including SIMD machines, MIMD machines, vector processors, machines with a common, globally-addressable memory, machines with private memories) has demonstrated its superiority for all possible applications. That is, given different applications, different parallel machines may deliver the highest absolute performance or the best price-performance. A good solution to this problem is to link a number of different systems (ranging from workstations to parallel supercomputers) with a high-speed network to build a single, heterogeneous system. This report details our research to address this issue during the period 1990-95.