Software support for asynchronous computing across networks

Author

Cavender, Mark E. ; Zhang, Xiaodong

Author_Institution

High Performance Comput. & Software Lab., Texas Univ., San Antonio, TX, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

9-11 Aug 1995

Firstpage

376

Lastpage

382

Abstract

The paper describes the design and implementation of asynchronous communication library routines for distributed computing across networks of workstations. The new system is based on modifications of the existing PVM message-passing environment. An intensive and comparative study of synchronous, asynchronous and non-blocking communication protocols is addressed in terms of their design, implementation and applications. Experimental performance comparisons of an application program using the three communication protocols on a network of workstations, are also presented. The experimental results show the power of the asynchronous communication library and the effective enhancements of the PVM message-passing environment

Keywords

local area networks; message passing; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); protocols; software libraries; software performance evaluation; workstations; application program; asynchronous communication library routine design; asynchronous communication protocols; asynchronous computing; distributed computing; modified PVM message-passing environment; nonblocking communication protocols; performance comparisons; software support; synchronous communication protocols; workstation network; Asynchronous communication; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Debugging; Distributed computing; High performance computing; Protocols; Software libraries; Software performance; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1995. COMPSAC 95. Proceedings., Nineteenth Annual International

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

ISSN

0730-3157

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7119-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPSAC.1995.524804

Filename

524804