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Title: CC-NIC: a Cache-Coherent Interface to the NIC
Award ID(s):
2006349
PAR ID:
10562006
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACM
Date Published:
ISBN:
9798400703720
Page Range / eLocation ID:
52 to 68
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
La Jolla CA USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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