Title :
The concurrent supercomputing consortium: Year 1
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Since 1991, the California Institute of Technology has operated a massively parallel computer system on behalf of the concurrent supercomputing consortium (CSCC). The computer system is a distributed-memory multiple-instruction multiple-data (MIMD) system the nodes of which are connected in a two-dimensional mesh by mesh-routing chips. The system´s file server, portability, acceptance tests, mode of operation, and national network connections are described. The hardware and software issues of the Delta system are discussed.<>
Keywords :
distributed memory systems; parallel processing; Delta system; acceptance tests; concurrent supercomputing consortium; distributed-memory multiple-instruction multiple-data; file server; massively parallel computer system; mesh-routing chips; mode of operation; portability; two-dimensional mesh; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Hypercubes; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Space technology; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE
