Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Computer Architecture
gptkbp:abbreviation SMP
gptkbp:advantage Resource Sharing
Improved Performance
Limited Scalability
Complex Hardware Design
Increased Cost
Simplified Programming Model
gptkbp:allows Any Processor to Access Any Task
gptkbp:contrastsWith Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP)
gptkbp:enables Fault Tolerance
Load Balancing
Parallel Processing
gptkbp:hasFeature Multiple Identical Processors
Shared Main Memory
Single Operating System Instance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:limitation Scalability Issues
Bus Contention
Memory Bottleneck
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Non-Uniform_Memory_Access_(NUMA)
Cluster Computing
Multicore Processor
gptkbp:requires Cache Coherency Protocols
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Windows
gptkb:UNIX
gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Personal_Computers
Servers
Workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cortex-R7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6