Title :
Impact of interconnection networks and application granularity to compound cluster environments
Author :
Pinto, Luiz C. ; Mendonça, Rodrigo P. ; Dantas, M.A.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Stat., Santa Catarina Univ., Florianopolis
Abstract :
Network-on-chip architectures are becoming commercial off-the-shelf technology to gather computational resources in cluster environments. However, since legacy of the Ethernet standard is overwhelming on account of numerous devices available in many organizations, aspects of the application such as the ratio of computation and communication should be considered in the design of a computational configuration. In this article, it is presented a study of the impact of interconnection networks to execute applications with different levels of granularity, considering Ethernet and Myrinet interconnection networks.
Keywords :
interconnections; local area networks; network-on-chip; Ethernet standard; Myrinet interconnection networks; compound cluster environments; computational resources; network-on-chip architectures; networks interconnection; off-the-shelf technology; Communication standards; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Costs; Ethernet networks; Libraries; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network-on-a-chip; Parallel algorithms; Parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 2008. ISCC 2008. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2702-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1346
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2008.4625632
