Alleviating memory bottlenecks using multi-level memory
D. Dube, A. von Mayrhauser · 2002
Limited primary memory and slow secondary memory device speeds are bottlenecks in many modern computer systems. They lead to drastic reduction in the throughput of such computer systems (thrashing) as the degree of multiprogramming (DMP) is increased. Alleviation of the problem by using a multilevel mass storage between the primary and the secondary memory systems is proposed. Analytic techniques applied to evaluate the proposal show that considerable performance gain can be obtained.>