A COMPARISON OF AGGREGATION/BROADCAST METHODS AND MULTICOMPUTER ARCHITECTURES, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE COMMUNICATION OVERHEAD ON THE IBM PSERIES 655

Authors

  • Linda Markowsky

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.4.3.370

Keywords:

Aggregation/broadcast methods, multicomputer architecture, communication overhead, IBM pSeries 655

Abstract

First, using a simulator, a detailed comparison of the butterfly and direct aggregation/broadcast methods on both hypercube and fully connected multicomputers, both with and without simulation of congestion, is made. Second, the communication overhead an IBM pSeries 655 is examined.

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Published

2014-08-01

How to Cite

Markowsky, L. (2014). A COMPARISON OF AGGREGATION/BROADCAST METHODS AND MULTICOMPUTER ARCHITECTURES, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE COMMUNICATION OVERHEAD ON THE IBM PSERIES 655. International Journal of Computing, 4(3), 110-116. https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.4.3.370

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2005, Volume 4, Issue 3

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