Title :
Towards Collaborative Research and Education in Computer Architecture with the Archer System
Author :
Venkatasubramanian, Girish ; Wolinsky, David Isaac ; Figueiredo, Renato J.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Comput. & Inf. Syst. Lab., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
Archer is a simulation environment and computing resource for research in the field of computer architecture. Archer facilitates the creation of an on-demand computing grid, the deployment of simulation tools on this grid and the batch scheduling of large-scale simulation jobs on this grid. These features enable the use of Archer for simulation-based research as well as dissemination of tools and results among multiple research groups. This paper overviews and reports our experience in the use of Archer for collaborative research and for education.
Keywords :
batch processing (computers); computer architecture; computer science education; digital simulation; scheduling; archer system; batch scheduling; collaborative research; computer architecture; on-demand computing grid; simulation tools; simulation-based research; Collaboration; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computers; Education; Software; Tutorials;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis & Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Miami Beach, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8181-1
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOTS.2010.66
