Comparing the communication performance and scalability of a Linux and a NT cluster of PCs, a Cray origin 2000, an IBM SP and a Cray T3E-600

Proceedings - 1st IEEE Computer Society International Workshop on Cluster Computing, IWCC 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 26-35

  Luecke, G R ^a   Raffin, B ^a   Coyle, J J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY TREES; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; LINUX; MICROCOMPUTERS; SCALABILITY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TESTING;

COMMUNICATION LIBRARY; COMMUNICATION PATTERN; COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE; COMMUNICATION TEST; HIGH CONTENTIONS; MYRINET NETWORKS; PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITIES; SYNCHRONIZATION BARRIERS;

CLUSTER COMPUTING;

EID: 57349184679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IWCC.1999.810806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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