Optimizations of client's side communications in a distributed file system within a Myrinet cluster

Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 726-733

  Goglin, Brice ^a   Prylli, Loïc ^a   Glück, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

CLUSTERS; FILE SYSTEMS; REMOTE FILE ACCESS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 20544446573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LCN.2004.92     Document Type: Conference Paper

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