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In this paper we present an integration of PVM with a user-level network called CLAN (Collapsed LAN). CLAN is a high-performance network targeted at the server room. It presents a non-coherent shared memory approach to data transfer, coupled with a unique synchronisation mechanism called Tripwire. The essential details of the CLAN interface are outlined, along with a version of PVM modified to take advantage of the underlying hardware. The paper also provides a quantitative comparison between CLAN and ordinary Gigabit Ethernet, concluding that the CLAN interface allows PVM to achieve a significant performance increase in inter-host communication latency.
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Sohan, R., Pope, S. (2003). PVM over the CLAN Network. In: Dongarra, J., Laforenza, D., Orlando, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Parallel Virtual Machine and Message Passing Interface. EuroPVM/MPI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2840. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39924-7_57
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