DocumentCode
2622236
Title
A Remote Memory Swapping System for Cluster Computers
Author
Werstein, Paul ; Jia, Xiangfei ; Huang, Zhiyi
Author_Institution
Univ. of Otago, Dunedin
fYear
2007
fDate
3-6 Dec. 2007
Firstpage
75
Lastpage
81
Abstract
This paper describes the use of remote memory for virtual memory swapping in a cluster computer. Our design uses a lightweight kernel-to-kernel communications channel for fast, efficient data transfer. Performance tests are made to compare our system to normal hard disk swapping. The tests show significantly improved performance when data access is random.
Keywords
remote procedure calls; virtual storage; workstation clusters; cluster computers; efficient data transfer; fast data transfer; hard disk swapping; kernel-to-kernel communications channel; remote memory swapping system; virtual memory swapping; Broadcasting; Communication channels; Distributed computing; Ethernet networks; Kernel; Libraries; Linux; Memory management; Programming profession; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies, 2007. PDCAT '07. Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN
0-7695-3049-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PDCAT.2007.13
Filename
4420144
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