Simulation of the ILLIAC IV - B6500 real-time computing system

摘要

The ILLIAC IV, a fast parallel-array computer, is being considered as a control computer for a large radar system. A high-level simulation of the ILLIAC is being done to determine the ILLIAC's effectiveness in such a system and to investigate various design alternatives.

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The work to be performed by the system is divided into "tasks." Timing constraints for the tasks are input to the simulator along with a list of tasks to be executed in a certain period of time.

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A number of resources (e.g., memory, program, data) must be assembled prior to the execution of each task. The model can then be used to test the effectiveness of various scheduling strategies under a variety of loads and the results will be used to evaluate the overall effectiveness of ILLIAC IV for this system.