Document Type
Working Paper
Date
1995
Keywords
parallel computing software, distributed computing software, software tool evaluation
Language
English
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Description/Abstract
The recent development of parallel and distributed computing software has introduced a variety of software tools that support several programming paradigms and languages. This variety of tools makes the selection of the best tool to run a given class of applications on a parallel or distributed system a non-trivial task that requires some investigation. We expect tool evaluation to receive more attention as the deployment and usage of distributed systems increases. In this paper, we present a multi-level evaluation methodology for parallel/distributed tools in which tools are evaluated from different perspectives. We apply our evaluation methodology to three message passing tools viz Express, p4, and PVM. The approach covers several important distributed systems platforms consisting of different computers (e.g., IBM-SP1, Alpha cluster, SUN workstations) interconnected by different types of networks (e.g., Ethernet, FDDI, ATM).
Recommended Citation
Hariri, Salim; Park, Sung Yong; Reddy, Rajashekar; and Subramanyan, Mahesh, "Software Tool Evaluation Methodology" (1995). Northeast Parallel Architecture Center. 46.
https://surface.syr.edu/npac/46
