Symmetric Multiprocessing At A Glance
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Symmetric Multiprocessing At A Glance
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This high level glance at SMP focuses on processing environments, applying SMP in various applications, and why microkernel architecture is naturally suited to SMP environments.
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Filename: | SMP_At_A_Glance.pdf |
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Size: | 603.2 KB |
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The bandwidth explosion, combined with many new network services, is putting extreme demands on the control-plane processor, to the point where the fastest CPU struggles to keep pace. In response, many software designers are distributing the workload across multiple CPUs, using symmetric multiprocessing (SMP). The commercial advantages are many: greater system density, lower development costs, compressed time to market, and the scalability to handle growing network topologies and new network services on demand. |
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