Title :
OddCI-Ginga: A Platform for High Throughput Computing Using Digital TV Receivers
Author :
Costa, Rostand ; Bezerra, Diogo Henrique D ; Vieira, Diénert A. ; Brasileiro, Francisco ; Sousa, Dênio Mariz ; Filho, Guido Souza
Author_Institution :
Digital Video Applic. Lab. (LAVID), Fed. Univ. of Paraiba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Brazil
Abstract :
OddCI is a new architecture for distributed computing that is, at same time, flexible and highly scalable. Previous works have demonstrated the theoretical feasibility of implementing the proposed architecture on a digital television (DTV) network, but without taking into consideration any practical issues or details. This paper describes the implementation of a proof of concept for the architecture, called OddCI-Ginga, using a testbed based on DTV receivers compatible with the Brazilian DTV System. Performance tests using real broadcast transmission and the return channel demonstrate the feasibility of the model and its usefulness as a platform for efficient and scalable distributed computing.
Keywords :
digital television; parallel architectures; performance evaluation; television receivers; Brazilian DTV System; DTV receivers; OddCI-Ginga architecture; digital TV receivers; digital television network; high throughput computing; performance testing; proof of concept; real broadcast transmission; return channel; scalable distributed computing; Computer architecture; Digital TV; Distributed computing; Process control; Program processors; Receivers; High throughput computing; bag-of-tasks; broadcast networks; digital tv; distributed computing infrastructures; set-top-boxes;
Conference_Titel :
Grid Computing (GRID), 2012 ACM/IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2901-9
DOI :
10.1109/Grid.2012.9
