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Communication analysis and granularity assessment for a transputer-based system

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This paper exposes the concurrent characteristic in the communication between processors in a transputer based system, and proposes an approximate formula for assessing the granularity of distributing the parallel processes among processors. The really measured results for a pipeline sorting program running on the T-rack confirm these deduced results.

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  1. Wuhan University of Water Transportation Engineering, Wuhan, China

    Guo Qingping

  2. The Polytechnic of Central London, London, UK

    Y. Paker

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Guo, Q., Paker, Y. Communication analysis and granularity assessment for a transputer-based system. J. of Comput. Sci. & Technol. 5, 347–362 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02945287

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