Dynamic right-sizing in FTP (drsFTP): Enhancing Grid performance in user-space

Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 42-49

  Gardner, M K ^a   Feng, Wu Chun ^a   Fisk, M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic control; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Control systems; Grid computing; Kernel; Operating systems; Protocols; Throughput; Wide area networks

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSFER; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; GRID COMPUTING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; THROUGHPUT; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH; BULK DATA TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL GRIDS; CRITICAL COMPONENT; GRID APPLICATIONS; GRID ENVIRONMENTS; GRID INFRASTRUCTURES; KERNEL;

WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 35348940566     PISSN: 10828907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HPDC.2002.1029902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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