Distributed-directory scheme: scalable coherent interface
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer
- Vol. 23 (6) , 74-77
- https://doi.org/10.1109/2.55503
Abstract
The scalable coherent interface (SCI), a local or extended computer backplane interface being defined by an IEEE standard project (P1596), is discussed. the interconnection is scalable, meaning that up to 64 K processor, memory, or I/O nodes can effectively interface to a shared SCI interconnection. The SCI sharing-list structures are described, and sharing-list addition and removal are examined. Optimizations being considered to improve the performance of large system configurations are discussed. Request combining, a useful feature of linked-list coherence, is described. SCI's optional extensions, including synchronization using a queued-on-lock bit, are considered.Keywords
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