Interleaved sectored caches: reconciling low tag volume and low miss ratio

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Interleaved sectored caches: reconciling low tag volume and low miss ratio

André Seznec

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André Seznec. Interleaved sectored caches: reconciling low tag volume and low miss ratio. [Research Report] RR-2084, INRIA. 1993. �inria-00074588�

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ISSN 0249-6399

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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE

Interleaved Sectored Caches: reconciling low tag volume and low miss ratio

Andr´e Seznec

N˚ 2084

Octobre 1993

PROGRAMME 1

Architectures parallèles, bases de données, réseaux et systèmes distribués

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