DHPC Technical Report DHPC-002
An ATM-based Distributed High Performance Computing System
K.A.Hawick, H.A.James, K.J.Maciunas, F.A.Vaughan, A.L.Wendelborn,
M.Buchhorn, M.Rezny, S.R.Taylor and M.D.Wilson
Archived: 15 November 1996
Published in Proc. of
High Performance Computing and Networks (HPCN) Europe '97,
Vienna, April 1997.
Abstract
We describe the distributed high performance computing system we have
developed to integrate together a heterogeneous set of high
performance computers, high capacity storage systems and fast
communications hardware. Our system is based upon Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) communications technology and we routinely operate
between the geographically distant sites of Adelaide and Canberra
(separated by some 1100km) using Telstra's ATM-based Experimental
Broadband Network (EBN). We discuss some of the latency and
performance issues that result from running day-to-day operations
across such a long distance network. In addition to reviewing the
hardware and systems software we have used, we relate some of the
experience we have gained from integrating this technology into our
working environment. We believe this type of distributed computing
system has great potential for a range of distributed applications
which we also present.
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