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CERPASS - Center for Experimental Research in
Parallel Algorithms, Software and Systems
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CERPASS
USC - Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
_E-_m_a_i_l: cerpass@isi.edu
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Center for Experimental Research in Parallel Algorithms,
Software and Systems (CERPASS) provides an experimental
facility for researchers on the Internet.
The Center's parallel computing resource includes a Connec-
tion Machine CM-2 and a Symult Series 2010.
The Connection Machine Model CM-2 is a massively parallel
SIMD machine. Its hardware consists of 16,384 data proces-
sors interconnected via a hypercube network. Each processor
has a bit-serial ALU and a 64K-bit local memory. This CM-2
has two front-end subsystems - one VAX 6210 and one Symbol-
ics 3600, a 5-Gigabyte mass storage system and a graphic
color display device. Half of the machine (i.e., 8,192 pro-
cessors) is also equipped with floating-point accelerator.
Programming languages available on this machine include
*Lisp, C* and Paris interfaces to Commonlisp and C.
The Symult S2010 is a message-passing, distributed memory
MIMD machine. Its hardware consists of 32 computational
nodes. Each node has a 32-bit Motorola 68020 microprocessor
as its CPU, augmented by the Motorola 68881 floating-point
coprocessors. Each node has 8MB local memory, and is con-
nected with other nodes via a high-speed message-routing
network (GigaLink). This machine uses a Sun-3 front-end,
and can be programmed in C and the parallel extension
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
3 October 1989 NNSC Section 1.14, Page 1
written for this machine.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Both the CM-2 and the Symult S2010 can be accessed from
Internet via their VAX and SUN front-ends, respectively.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Any organization working under a government contract or
grant may apply for use of the CERPASS facility for parallel
processing research. To establish an account, please con-
tact the address above.
3 October 1989 NNSC Section 1.14, Page 2