Metacomputing across intercontinental networks

Authors
Pickles, SM Brooke, JM Costen, FC Gabriel, E Muller, M Resch, M Ord, SM
Citation
Sm. Pickles et al., Metacomputing across intercontinental networks, FUT GENER C, 17(8), 2001, pp. 911-918
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science & Engineering
Journal title
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS
ISSN journal
0167739X → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
911 - 918
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-739X(200106)17:8<911:MAIN>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
An intercontinental network of supercomputers spanning more than 10 000 mil es and running challenging scientific applications was realized at the Supe rcomputing '99 (SC99) conference in Portland, OR using PACX-MPI and ATM PVC s. In this paper, we describe how we constructed the heterogeneous cluster of supercomputers, the problems we confronted in terms of multi-architectur e and the way several applications handled the specific requirements of a m etacomputer. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.