Parallel processor and pipeline computers: an annotated bibliography
Henry E. Brown · 1978
This bibliography was collected and annotated to acquaint power system engineers with the architecture and capability of parallel processor and pipeline computers. It also indicates the extent of research that has been and is being done in the application of these computers to problems similar to those of the power industry. The compilation was made during the last half of 1976. Coverage of the material is by no means comprehensive. The most significant papers, however, are listed. By consulting these papers, a power system engineer should be able to understand the operation of fourth-decade computers, recognize the need for development of algorithms that exploit computer capability, and become aware of the types of problems of adapting algorithms to parallel processor or pipeline computers. The bibliography includes two different types of papers. The first deals with the operation and philosophy of the several types of parallel processors and pipeline computers. The second indicates the scope of research undertaken in the development of algorithms that exploit hardware parallelism. The bibliography also includes a brief description of the ILLIAC-IV hardware as an example of a parallel-processing computer and the CDC-7600 hardware as an example of a pipeline computer. This report selects a representative list that illustrates the principle of operation of parallel-processor pipeline computers and the scope of research undertaken in their use. It gives the official abstract of each document and further explanatory comments. (RWR)