Title :
INSIGHT: an interconnection network simulator for massively parallel computers
Author :
Shibamura, Hidetomo ; Kuga, Morihiro ; Sueyoshi, Toshinori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Artificial Intelligence, Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Iizuka, Japan
Abstract :
Presents an interconnection network simulator, called INSIGHT, to evaluate the performance of various interconnection networks toward the realization of massively parallel computers. The capability of INSIGHT to modify the simulation parameters support the development of large-scale interconnection networks. In this study, we consider the requirements of a simulator to evaluate the performance of large-scale interconnection networks, and describe the framework of INSIGHT. Moreover, we examined the effects on the communication performance or execution time in relation to the performance of the processors. As a result, in e-cube routing, we found out that in some cases, the wormhole flow control method, which achieved low communication latency, has low performance compared to the store-and-forward method
Keywords :
multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel machines; performance evaluation; virtual machines; INSIGHT; communication latency; communication performance; e-cube routing; execution time; interconnection network simulator; large-scale interconnection networks; massively parallel computers; performance evaluation; simulation parameter modification; store-and-forward method; wormhole flow control method; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Delay; Hardware; Large-scale systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network topology; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '94. IEEE Region 10's Ninth Annual International Conference. Theme: Frontiers of Computer Technology. Proceedings of 1994
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1862-5
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1994.369332
