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Communication performance of a recirculative omega high-speed system area network for HPC

Published: 16 June 2011 Publication History

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As modern scientific and engineering computing matures, the demands for high-speed computational resources are growing at a rapid rate. The communication performance of system area network is a crucial factor influencing the parallel performance of computer clusters which form the prevailing architecture of modern high-performance computer systems. In this paper we suggest a high-speed switch architectural design and a relevant interconnect network of re-circulative omega topology to meet the demands of efficient and fast communication on high-performance computer clusters. The communication performance parameters such as network latency and throughput are evaluated on the basis of parallel simulation models using the network simulator OMNET++ (C++, MPI) and run on IBM HS22 Blade Center. Analysis of simulation results has been performed and presented considering the impact of the traffic pattern and the flit size on the communication efficiency of the interconnection network.

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CompSysTech '11: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies
June 2011
688 pages
ISBN:9781450309172
DOI:10.1145/2023607
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  • TELECVB: TELECOMS - Varna, Bulgaria
  • Austrian Comp Soc: Austrian Computer Society
  • BPCSB: BULGARIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY - Sofia, Bulgaria
  • IOMAIBB: INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS - BAS, Bulgaria
  • NBUBB: New Bulgarian University - BAS, Bulgaria
  • Technical University of Sofia
  • IOIACTBB: INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - BAS, Bulgaria
  • TSFPS: THE SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME - SISTER
  • ERSVB: EURORISC SYSTEMS - Varna, Bulgaria
  • FOSEUB: FEDERATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING UNIONS - Bulgaria
  • UORB: University of Ruse, Bulgaria
  • BBPSB: BULGARIAN BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS - Sofia, Bulgaria
  • CASTUVTB: CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS UNIVERSITY of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
  • TECHUVB: Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria
  • LLLPET: LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME - ETN TRICE
  • IEEEBSB: IEEE Bulgaria Section, Bulgaria

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Published: 16 June 2011

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  1. OMNET++
  2. communication performance
  3. parallel simulation model
  4. re-circulative omega topology
  5. switch architectural design
  6. system area networks

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  • Austrian Comp Soc
  • BPCSB
  • IOMAIBB
  • NBUBB
  • IOIACTBB
  • TSFPS
  • ERSVB
  • FOSEUB
  • UORB
  • BBPSB
  • CASTUVTB
  • TECHUVB
  • LLLPET
  • IEEEBSB

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