A thread-based interface for collective communication on ATM networks

Authors:
Chengchang Huang;Yih Huang;P. K. McKinley
Affiliations:
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Venue:
ICDCS '95 Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
Year:
1995

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Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an investigation of collective communication operations for distributed computing across asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. Several collective operations have been implemented and studied on a three-switch ATM network testbed at Michigan State University. The methods use virtual topologies constructed from ATM virtual channels. A particular type of virtual topology is described that efficiently implements several collective operations through the use of hardware-supported ATM multicast channels. Performance measurements are presented that illustrate how a thread-based software design can take advantage of such underlying hardware features.