Title :
Software pattern design for cluster computing
Author :
Murthy, V.K. ; Krishnamurthy, E.V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
While using a cluster of computers in a network environment several issues need to be considered: (i) choice of models for software architectural pattern, (ii) program serializability, fault tolerance and recovery, (iii) choice of programming paradigms, (iv) factors affecting scalability in performance-such as transmission and computation times, (v) dangers of cumulative errors, (vi) compatibility and interoperability. The paper describes some basic models for cluster computing. Also it considers the issues of global serializability and scalability and provides some useful insights on the evolution of new practical software tools.
Keywords :
open systems; software architecture; software fault tolerance; software tools; workstation clusters; cluster computing; compatibility; cumulative errors; fault recovery; fault tolerance; interoperability; program serializability; programming paradigms; scalability; software architectural pattern; software pattern design; software tools; Australia; Computer networks; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Fault tolerance; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Production systems; Scalability; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Workshops, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1680-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICPPW.2002.1039752
