A CASE FOR NOW (NETWORKS OF WORKSTATIONS)

Authors
ANDERSON TE CULLER DE PATTERSON DA
Citation
Te. Anderson et al., A CASE FOR NOW (NETWORKS OF WORKSTATIONS), IEEE MICRO, 15(1), 1995, pp. 54-64
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","Computer Science Hardware & Architecture","Computer Science Software Graphycs Programming
Journal title
IEEE MICRO → ACNP
ISSN journal
02721732
Volume
15
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
54 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-1732(1995)15:1<54:ACFN(O>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Networks of workstations are poised to become the primary computing in frastructure for science and engineering. NOWs may dramatically improv e virtual memory and file system performance; achieve cheap, highly av ailable, and scalable file storage; and provide multiple CPUs for para llel computing. Hurdles that remain include efficient communication ha rdware and software, global coordination of multiple workstation opera ting systems, and enterprise-scale network file systems. Our 100-node NOW prototype aims to demonstrate practical solutions to these challen ges.