Design and implementation of multicast operations for ATM-based high performance computing

Author

Huang, Chengchang ; Kasten, Eric P. ; McKinley, Philip K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

14-18 Nov 1994

Firstpage

164

Lastpage

173

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the efficient implementation of multicast operations for cluster-based parallel computing on asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. Both software- and hardware-based multicast operations have been implemented and studied on a three-switch ATM network testbed. Performance measurements are presented that illustrate how software approaches can best take advantage of switch-based network architectures, and what additional advantage can be gained from using underlying hardware support

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; local area networks; parallel processing; performance evaluation; ATM-based high performance computing; asynchronous transfer mode networks; cluster-based parallel computing; hardware support; multicast operations; performance measurements; switch-based network architectures; three-switch ATM network testbed; Asynchronous transfer mode; Concurrent computing; High performance computing; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Packet switching; Parallel processing; Software performance; Switches; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Supercomputing '94., Proceedings

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6605-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SUPERC.1994.344276

Filename

344276