Document Type
Working Paper
Date
1994
Keywords
parallel computing, distributed computing, high performance distributed computing, HPDC, supercomputing
Language
English
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Description/Abstract
With the current advances in computer and networking technology coupled with the availability of software tools for parallel and distributed computing, there has been increased interests in high-performance distributed computing (HPDC). We envision that HPDC environments with supercomputing capabilities will be available in the near future. However, a number of issues have to be resolved before future network-based applications can exploit fully the potential of HPDC environment. In this paper, we present an architecture of a high-speed local area network and a communication system that provides HPDC applications with high bandwidth and low latency. We also characterize the message-passing primitives required in HPDC applications and develop a communication protocol that implements these primitives efficiently.
Recommended Citation
Hariri, Salim; Park, JongBaek; Parashar, Manish; and Fox, Geoffrey C., "A Communication System for High-Performance Distributed Computing" (1994). Northeast Parallel Architecture Center. 35.
https://surface.syr.edu/npac/35
Additional Information
Concurrency, Practice and Experience. Special Issue: High Performance Distributed Computing, Volume 251, pp. 251-270