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HyperTransport™ (HT) technology promises to revolutionize connectivity for computers, servers, embedded systems, and networking and tele-communications equipment. It is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point, packetized link that enables chips to transfer data at peak rates of up to 12.8 Gigabytes per second, far greater than existing bus technologies. Furthermore, HyperTransport improves reliability and reduces board design complexity. It is scalable and compatible with legacy PC buses, SNA, and PCI. "HyperTransport™ System Architecture provides a comprehensive, technical guide to HyperTransport technology. It opens with an overview of HT systems, highlighting the technology's fundamental principles, basic architecture, and its many advantages. The book goes on to detail all facets of HyperTransport systems, including the protocol, I/O, routing, configuration, and more. It also features important performance considerations and addresses critical compatibility issues. Essential topics covered include: Signal groupsPacket protocol, covering control and data packetsHT flow control, and how it differs from PCI flow controlI/O ordering rules, including upstream, downstream, and host ordering requirementsInterrupts, error detection, and error handlingHT system managementRouting packets, covering point-to-point topology and HT's fairness algorithmDevice configurationThe electrical environment, including power requirements and signaling characteristicsHyperTransport bridgesDouble-hosted chainsAnticipated networking extensionsPCI, PCI-X, AGP, and X86 compatibility issues A chapter is dedicated to transaction examples illustrating the practical application of HyperTransporttechnology. A MindShare PC System Architecture Series book, "HyperTransport™ System Architecture provides complete, authoritative, and detailed information necessary for developers, networking professionals, and anyone interested in implementing and deploying HT systems.

/*4204Q-9, 0-13-142044-5, Britton, Robert, MIPS Assembly Language Programming, 1/E*/" Users of this book will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of contemporary computer architecture, starting with a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC). An understanding of computer architecture needs to begin with the basics of modern computer organization. The MIPS architecture embodies the fundamental design principles of all contemporary RISC architectures. This book provides an understanding of how the functional components of modern computers are put together and how a computer works at the machine-language level." Well-written and clearly organized, this book covers the basics of MIPS architecture, including algorithm development, number systems, function calls, reentrant functions, memory-mapped I/O, exceptions and interrupts, and floating-point instructions." For employees in the field of systems, systems development, systems analysis, and systems maintenance.