Title :
The end-to-end performance effects of parallel TCP sockets on a lossy wide-area network
Author :
Hacker, T.J. ; Athey, B.D. ; Noble, B.
Author_Institution :
Center for Parallel Comput., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
This paper examines the effects of using parallel TCP flows to improve end-to-end network performance for distributed data intensive applications. A series of transmission experiments were conducted over a wide-area network to assess how parallel flows improve throughput, and to understand the number of flows necessary to improve throughput while avoiding congestion. An empirical throughput expression for parallel flows based on experimental data is presented, and guidelines for the use of parallel flows are discussed.
Keywords :
performance evaluation; transport protocols; wide area networks; Grid; distributed data intensive applications; end-to-end network performance; experimental data; lossy wide-area network; network congestion; parallel TCP sockets; throughput; Aggregates; Bandwidth; Biology computing; Cells (biology); Computer hacking; Guidelines; Performance loss; Sockets; Throughput; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium., Proceedings International, IPDPS 2002, Abstracts and CD-ROM
Conference_Location :
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1573-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPDPS.2002.1015527
