Parallel processing in a local area network

• Main Author: Foo, Yong Wee.
• Other Authors: Chong, Yong Kim
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer systems organization::Computer-communication networks
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19824
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Parallel computers can take many different architectural forms. One cost effective and convenient means to acquire parallel processing is via a network of computers. Today's high-speed Local Area Network (LAN) interconnecting islands of general-purpose workstations results in vast computational...