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We also consider physically distributed multiprocessors in this chapter.

These systems use networks to connect physically separate processing elements

to provide real-time control and other functions.

Section 5.2 looks at why we need to use multiprocessors in embedded appli-

cations. Section 5.3 introduces basic design techniques for multiprocessors.

Section 5.4 studies example embedded multiprocessors. In Section 5.5, we

briefly consider the selection of processing elements for embedded multiproces-

sors. Section 5.6 describes interconnection networks for multiprocessors,

including networks-on-chips. In Sectio