MiAMI: Multi-core aware processor affinity for TCP/IP over multiple network interfaces

Proceedings - Symposium on the High Performance Interconnects, Hot Interconnects

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 73-82

  Jang, Hye Churn ^a   Jin, Hyun Wook ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Multi core; Multiple network interfaces; Process scheduling; Processor affinity; TCP IP

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT PROCESS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMIC APPLICATIONS; DYNAMIC NETWORK; HIGH AVAILABILITY; HIGH-END SYSTEMS; LINUX KERNEL; MULTI CORE; MULTI-CORE AWARE; MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR; MULTI-CORE SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE NETWORKS; NETWORK BANDWIDTH; NETWORK SERVER; OPERATING SYSTEMS; PARALLEL PROGRAM; PROCESS SCHEDULING; PROCESSOR AFFINITY; PROCESSOR CACHE; PROCESSOR LOADS; PROCESSOR RESOURCES; PROCESSOR UTILIZATION; SYSTEM RESOURCES;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; SCHEDULING; SERVERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 77950930965     PISSN: 15504794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HOTI.2009.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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