CC-NIC: a Cache-Coherent Interface to the NIC
- Award ID(s):
- 2006349
- PAR ID:
- 10562006
- 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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