BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CSL-TR-86-300
       ENTRY:: November 08, 1994
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Computer Systems Laboratory
       TITLE:: AN OVERVIEW OF THE MIPS-X-MP PROJECT
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Hennessy, John L.
      AUTHOR:: Horowitz, Mark A.
        DATE:: April 1986
       PAGES:: 28
    ABSTRACT:: MIPS-X-MP is a research project whose end goal is to build a
               small (workstation-sized) multiprocessor with a total
               throughput of 100-200 mips. The architectural approach uses a
               small number (tens) of high performance RISC-based
               microprocessors (10-20 mips each) The multiprocessor
               architecture uses software-controlled cache coherency to
               allow cooperation among processors without sacrificing
               performance of the processors. Software technology for
               automatically decomposing problems to allow the entire
               machine to be concentrated on a single problem is a key
               component of the research. This report surveys the four key
               components of the project: high performance VLSI processor
               architecture and design, multiprocessor architectural
               studies, multiprocessor programming systems, and optimizing
               compiler technology.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19941108]
         END:: STAN//CSL-TR-86-300