Title :
Distributed computing on an FDDI based network
Author :
Ayyash, Salma Abu ; Reichmeyer, Francis ; Hariri, Salim ; Jabbour, Kamal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
The authors study the performance of FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) as a backplane network connecting SUN4 workstations in a distributed environment. They used the C language and the Express software package, developed by Parasoft Inc., to build a distributed system and to develop distributed applications. The performance of fast Fourier transforms is studied for different problem sizes and numbers of workstations. The results are compared to those obtained on a stand-alone workstation and on Ethernet. Results confirm that FDDI can offer considerable speed-up compared to a stand-alone workstations and meets the bandwidth requirements for distributed computing across local area networks
Keywords :
FDDI; fast Fourier transforms; local area networks; optical links; performance evaluation; C language; Express software package; FDDI based network; FFT; LAN; Parasoft; SUN4 workstations; backplane network; bandwidth requirements; distributed computing; distributed environment; fast Fourier transforms; fiber distributed data interface; local area networks; Application software; Backplanes; Bandwidth; Distributed computing; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Fast Fourier transforms; Joining processes; Software packages; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 35th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0510-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1992.271153
