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Distributed computation of graphics primitives on a transputer network
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ellis, Graham K. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | A method is developed for distributing the computation of graphics primitives on a parallel processing network. Off-the-shelf transputer boards are used to perform the graphics transformations and scan-conversion tasks that would normally be assigned to a single transputer based display processor. Each node in the network performs a single graphics primitive computation. Frequently requested tasks can be duplicated on several nodes. The results indicate that the current distribution of commands on the graphics network shows a performance degradation when compared to the graphics display board alone. A change to more computation per node for every communication (perform more complex tasks on each node) may cause the desired increase in throughput. |
| File Size | 332935 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880009763 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9382810g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Computer Programming And Software Degradation Distributed Processing Computation Display Devices Computer Graphics Computer Networks Mimd Computers Parallel Processing Computers Transputers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
