T3E

• Similar to T3D, uses Alpha 21164 instead of 21064

  • still has physical address space problems

• E-registers for remote communication and synchronizationn

  • 512 user, 128 system
  • replace DTB Annex, prefetch queue, block transfer engine, and remote load / store, msg queue
  • Address specifies src or dest E-register and command
  • Data contains pointer to block of 4 E-regs and Index fo Centrifuge

• Centrifuge

  • allows data distributions supported by parallel languages (HPF)
  • 4 E-regs for global memory operation
    • Mask, Base, two arguments

• Get & Put Operations

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