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From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey)
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Subject: Realtime Parallel Systems
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Date: 28 Dec 90 13:56:06 GMT
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Has anyone out there done any research regarding massively parallel systems
for realtime control applications?  The restrictions placed by realtime
operation require extensive interrupt handling, and I am not sure how this
could be handled easily, because more than just the processor handling I/O
will need to be interrupted.  Since deterministic timing is a crucial thing,
would it even be a good idea to avoid message passing systems altogether?

If anyone can give me pointers to any research at all being done in this
area, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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Scott Dorsey/ Kaptain Kludge
NASA Langley Research Center, Aircraft Guidance and Control Branch

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