Title :
Parallel simulation of the IBM SP2 interconnection network
Author :
Benveniste, Caroline ; Heidelberger, Philip
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Simulations of large multistage interconnection networks used in parallel processing systems are computationally expensive. The paper describes the parallel simulation of a realistic and highly detailed model of the IBM SP2 interconnection network. The challenges involved in efficiently parallelizing such a complex simulation are discussed
Keywords :
IBM computers; multistage interconnection networks; parallel programming; virtual machines; IBM SP2 interconnection network; complex simulation; large multistage interconnection networks; parallel processing systems; parallel simulation; Bandwidth; Buffer storage; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Packet switching; Parallel processing; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.478803
