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An implementation and evaluation of a distributed shared-memory system on workstation clusters using fast serial links

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High Performance Computing (ISHPC 1997)

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We summarize an implementation of a distributed sharedmemory system on a workstation cluster. In this paper, we introduce fast serial links called Serial Transparent Asynchronous First-in Firstout Link (STAFF-Link). By using these links we construct a parallel processing system based on the workstation cluster. In the workstation cluster, a distributed shared-memory mechanism is utilized for interprocess communication with software controlled cache. We evaluate the performance of the system for several applications.

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  1. Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University, 657, Rokko-dai Nada Kobe, Japan

    Hironori Nakajo, Akihiro Ichikawa & Yukio Kaneda

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Constantine Polychronopoulos Kazuki Joe Keijiro Araki Makoto Amamiya

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Nakajo, H., Ichikawa, A., Kaneda, Y. (1997). An implementation and evaluation of a distributed shared-memory system on workstation clusters using fast serial links. In: Polychronopoulos, C., Joe, K., Araki, K., Amamiya, M. (eds) High Performance Computing. ISHPC 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1336. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0024212

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