5508 (v.5) Computer Structures 602

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Area:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	5507 (v.5) Computer Structures 601 or any previous version
Concepts of concurrent process execution. Modelling concurrency - common classes of concurrent algorithms. Granularity and communication. Architectural models of concurrent processing - closely and loosely coupled systems. Control and data flow issues. Network organisational issues - topologies, latency hiding techniques, routing. Performance modelling of concurrent structures. Design issues with event driven systems.