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5508 (v.5) Computer Structures 602


 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

5507 (v.5) Computer Structures 601 or any previous version

Syllabus:

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.
 

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Selected references from the literature such as IEEE Computer, IEEE Micro and IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.

Unit Texts:

Hennessy and Patterson, (1996). Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd ed, San Francisco, California, Morgan Kaufman.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Examination 25%. Seminar Reports 30%. Laboratory/Design Studies 30%. Assignment 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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