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Parallel cluster computing projects use a large number of commodity PCs to provide cost-effective computational power to run parallel applications. Because properly load-balanced distributed parallel applications tend to send messages synchronously, minimizing blocking is as crucial a requirement for the network fabric as are those of high bandwidth and low latency. We consider the selection of an optimal, commodity-based, interconnect network technology and topology to provide high bandwidth, low latency, and reliable delivery. Since our network design goal is to facilitate the performance of real applications, we evaluated the performance of myrinet and gigabit ethernet technologies in the context of working algorithms using modeling and simulation tools developed for this work.
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Chen, H., Wyckoff, P. (2000). Simulation Studies of Gigabit Ethernet Versus Myrinet Using Real Application Cores. In: Falsafi, B., Lauria, M. (eds) Network-Based Parallel Computing. Communication, Architecture, and Applications. CANPC 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1797. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10720115_10
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