The Bulk Synchronous Parallel (BSP) abstract computer is a bridging model for designing parallel algorithms. A bridging model "is intended neither as a hardware nor a programming model but something in between". It serves a purpose similar to the Parallel Random Access Machine (PRAM) model. BSP differs from PRAM by not taking communication and synchronization for granted. An important part of analysing a BSP algorithm rests on quantifying the synchronisation and communication needed.
BSP was developed by Leslie Valiant during the 1980s. The definitive article was published in 1990.
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