An investigation of memory latency reduction using an address prediction buffer

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Authors
Billingsley, Arthur Brooks, Jr.
Subjects
Memory latency
Computer architecture
Cache memory
Computer performance
Latency reduction
Cache hierarchy
Advisors
Fouts, Douglas
Date of Issue
1992-12
Date
December 1992
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Developing memory systems to support high speed processes is a major challenge to computers architects. Cache memories can improve system performance but the latency of main memory remains a major penalty for a cache-miss. A novel approach to improve systems performance is the use of a memory prediction buffer. The memory prediction buffer (MPB) is inserted between the cache and main memory. The MPB predicts the next cache-miss address and pre-fetches the data. The use of an MPB in a computer system is shown to decrease main memory latency and increase system performance.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Funder
Format
32 p.
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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