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Efficient Communication for FPGA Clusters

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Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Tools and Applications (ARC 2012)

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Efficient communication between nodes is critical for achieving high performance in a computer cluster. Based on a dedicated inter-accelerator network, we enhance this communication with advanced networking functions, such as broadcasting and priority routing. This work enables decoupling user applications from physical network implementations, improving overall communication efficiency and modularity. A performance model is introduced taking into account application and platform specific parameters. Experiments are performed for various network configurations and application patterns. The results show up to a 55% reduction of communication time when employing our approach.

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  1. Department of Computing, Imperial College London, UK

    Stewart Denholm, Kuen Hung Tsoi, Peter Pietzuch & Wayne Luk

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China

    Oliver C. S. Choy

  2. Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

    Ray C. C. Cheung

  3. Department of ECE, Virginia Tech., 302 Whittemore Hall, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    Peter Athanas

  4. Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aobaku, 981-8579, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

    Kentaro Sano

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Denholm, S., Tsoi, K.H., Pietzuch, P., Luk, W. (2012). Efficient Communication for FPGA Clusters. In: Choy, O.C.S., Cheung, R.C.C., Athanas, P., Sano, K. (eds) Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Tools and Applications. ARC 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7199. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28365-9_29

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