User-level communication in cluster-based servers

Proceedings - International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 275-286

  Carrera, E V ^a   Rao, S ^a   Iftode, L ^a   Bianchini, R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Computer architecture; Computer science; Network servers; Read write memory; Scalability; Stress; Web and internet services; Web server; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; BANDWIDTH; CLUSTER COMPUTING; COMPUTER SCIENCE; DATA TRANSFER; INTERNET; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SCALABILITY; STRESSES; SUPERCOMPUTERS; WEB SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CLUSTER-BASED SERVERS; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; INTERNET SERVICES; INTRA-CLUSTER COMMUNICATION; NETWORK SERVER; USER-LEVEL COMMUNICATION; WEB SERVERS; WORKLOAD CHARACTERISTICS;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84949773027     PISSN: 15300897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HPCA.2002.995717     Document Type: Conference Paper

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