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A Guided Tour of Data-Center Networking.

The article focuses on data-center networking and cloud computing. Topics include high performance computing (HPC), efficient interconnection networks, and the system performance of cluster computers in high-bandwidth networks. Information is provided on the processor type and speed used in HPC netw...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 44 - 52
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Jun2012
Materias:
Computer networks
High performance computing
Cyberinfrastructure
Computer architecture
Electronic data processing
Supercomputers
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Sumario:The article focuses on data-center networking and cloud computing. Topics include high performance computing (HPC), efficient interconnection networks, and the system performance of cluster computers in high-bandwidth networks. Information is provided on the processor type and speed used in HPC networks, local and remote memory references, and optimization of computer system architecture. The article also discusses fault isolation, latency guarantees, and the impact of network bandwidth on central processing unit cycles.