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The protocols discussed here are managed by the scalable system by using a directory-based approach.  Information on all cache blocks is kept in a directory that is associated with each block of memory.  When a cache miss arises the directory information is checked and all other caches containing a copy of the desired block are contacted.  The information contained in the directories consists of a dirty bit, and some state information that will allow action to be taken when there is a cache miss and the directory information needs to be referenced.
The protocols discussed here are managed by the scalable system by using a directory-based approach.  Information on all cache blocks is kept in a directory that is associated with each block of memory.  When a cache miss arises the directory information is checked and all other caches containing a copy of the desired block are contacted.  The information contained in the directories consists of a dirty bit, and some state information that will allow action to be taken when there is a cache miss and the directory information needs to be referenced.


== SSCI (Simple Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol ==
== SSCI (Simple Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol ==D
The IEEE SCI protocol is a very large and in-depth protocol that is used in real world scalable machines when coherence is a necessity.  Due to its size and complexity it is much easier to gain a basic understanding of the SCI protocol by studying a similar, smaller protocol.  The SSCI protocol, like its name says, is a simpler version of SCI


== IEEE SCI (Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol ==
== IEEE SCI (Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol ==

Revision as of 03:48, 18 October 2007

Topic Background

The protocols discussed here were created to allow cache coherence to be maintained on a system that has no global bus system that allows snooping to take place, and, has distributed memory that is physically separated. These systems usually consist of PCM (Processor-Control-Memory) nodes connected by a network; the systems also have network assists to allow communication to take place.

For a system to be coherent it must:

  1. Provide a state machine for the protocol
  2. Manage the coherence protocol
    • Determine when the coherence protocol should be used
    • Find information on the current cache block in other caches
    • Find out where other copies of the current cache block are located
    • Communicate with the other copies

The protocols discussed here are managed by the scalable system by using a directory-based approach. Information on all cache blocks is kept in a directory that is associated with each block of memory. When a cache miss arises the directory information is checked and all other caches containing a copy of the desired block are contacted. The information contained in the directories consists of a dirty bit, and some state information that will allow action to be taken when there is a cache miss and the directory information needs to be referenced.

== SSCI (Simple Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol ==D The IEEE SCI protocol is a very large and in-depth protocol that is used in real world scalable machines when coherence is a necessity. Due to its size and complexity it is much easier to gain a basic understanding of the SCI protocol by studying a similar, smaller protocol. The SSCI protocol, like its name says, is a simpler version of SCI

IEEE SCI (Scalable Coherence Interface) protocol

History

SSCI and IEE SCI Protocol Similarities

IEE SCI Protocol Additional States

Links

IEEE SCI Standard Abstract and Content Summary - http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std_public/description/busarch/1596-1992_desc.html
IEEE SCI on ieexplore - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/285/3365/00113656.pdf?tp=&arnumber=113656&isnumber=3365
4BA2 Technology Survery on SCI (good overview) - http://ntrg.cs.tcd.ie/undergrad/4ba2.05/group12/index.html

References

CSC/ECE 506 Lecture Notes, Fall 2007