DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory

Dezhi Zhang; Peiquan Jin; Xiaoliang Wang; Chengcheng Yang; Lihua Yue

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63564-4_27

DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory

Dezhi Zhang, Peiquan Jin^*, Xiaoliang Wang, Chengcheng Yang, Lihua Yue

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University of Science and Technology of China

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Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate a flexible simulator for DRAM and PCM based hybrid memory systems. PCM (Phase Change Memory) as a new kind of non-volatile memories has received much attention from both academia and industry. While PCM has many new features, such as fast read speed, non-volatility, and low power consumption, how to use PCM at memory hierarchy still remains a problem. In addition, at present PCM chips and storage devices are not available. This makes it hard to evaluate PCM-related algorithms. Thus, we design a flexible simulator named DPHSim to provide a test bed for PCM-related studies. The unique features of DPHSim are manifold. (1) It supports various kinds of memory hierarchy, including DRAM-only, PCM-only, PCM as the cache of DRAM, and hybrid memory (PCM and DRAM are both used as main memory). (2) It provides flexible configuration options for workloads generation and system setting. (3) It offers user-friendly memory allocation APIs for users to simulate memory hierarchy and evaluate performance on DPHSim. After an overview on the features and architecture of DPHSim, we present a case study of DPHSim to demonstrate its feasibility and flexibility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings
Editors	Christian S. Jensen, Xiang Lian, Lei Chen, Cyrus Shahabi, Xiaochun Yang
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	319-323
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783319635637
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63564-4_27
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st Asia-Pacific Web and Web-Age Information Management Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2017 - Beijing, China Duration: 7 Jul 2017 → 9 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10367 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	1st Asia-Pacific Web and Web-Age Information Management Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2017
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	7/07/17 → 9/07/17

Keywords

Hybrid memory
PCM
Performance evaluation
Simulator

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Zhang, D., Jin, P., Wang, X., Yang, C., & Yue, L. (2017). DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory. In C. S. Jensen, X. Lian, L. Chen, C. Shahabi, & X. Yang (Eds.), Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings (pp. 319-323). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10367 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63564-4_27

Zhang, Dezhi ; Jin, Peiquan ; Wang, Xiaoliang et al. / DPHSim : A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory. Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings. editor / Christian S. Jensen ; Xiang Lian ; Lei Chen ; Cyrus Shahabi ; Xiaochun Yang. Springer Verlag, 2017. pp. 319-323 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Zhang, D, Jin, P, Wang, X, Yang, C & Yue, L 2017, DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory. in CS Jensen, X Lian, L Chen, C Shahabi & X Yang (eds), Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10367 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 319-323, 1st Asia-Pacific Web and Web-Age Information Management Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Beijing, China, 7/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63564-4_27

DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory. / Zhang, Dezhi; Jin, Peiquan; Wang, Xiaoliang et al.
Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Christian S. Jensen; Xiang Lian; Lei Chen; Cyrus Shahabi; Xiaochun Yang. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 319-323 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10367 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Zhang D, Jin P, Wang X, Yang C, Yue L. DPHSim: A flexible simulator for DRAM/PCM-based hybrid memory. In Jensen CS, Lian X, Chen L, Shahabi C, Yang X, editors, Web and Big Data - 1st International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2017, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2017. p. 319-323. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63564-4_27

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