QsNetII: Defining High-Performance Network Design

Authors:
Jon Beecroft;David Addison;David Hewson;Moray McLaren;Duncan Roweth;Fabrizio Petrini;Jarek Nieplocha
Affiliations:
Quadrics;Quadrics;Quadrics;Quadrics;Quadrics;Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Venue:
IEEE Micro
Year:
2005

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Abstract

QsNetII optimizes interprocessor communication in systems built from standard server building blocks. Its short-message processing unit permits fast injection of small messages, providing ultra-low latency and scalability to thousands of nodes.