CISE Research Instrumentation: Real-time, Multimedia and High Performance Computing in Distributed Systems

Cda-9529403 Chen，Marina Bestrides，Azer Heddaya，Abdelsalam Boston University Real-Time，Multimedia and High Performance Computing in Distributed Systems所要求的仪器是为了加强和支持在高性能计算和通信、数字多媒体和实时系统领域快速增长的研究小组。该仪器由一个12 x 12 ATM交换机组成，连接充当计算引擎、文件服务器和视频客户端的节点，为大学的超级计算设施提供高带宽访问。五个研究项目将直接受益于所请求的仪器：1.并行编译器，2.连接一组不同计算机和超级计算机的高带宽网络环境的性能预测，3.分布式系统上高效的多线程共享存储器并行计算，4.提供实时、容错通信的信息分散和检索协议，以及5.视频和图像数据库基于内容检索的可变形形状建模的3D扩展。这些项目的进展取决于连接一组不同种类的计算机和超级计算机的高带宽网络环境的新兴技术，以及提供有保证的带宽以及实时图形和视频I/O能力的网络的可用性。

CDA-9529403 Chen, Marina Bestrides, Azer Heddaya, Abdelsalam Boston University Real-Time, Multimedia and High Performance Computing in Distributed Systems The requested instrumentation is to enhance and support a rapidly growing research group in areas of high performance computing and communication, digital multimedia, and real-time systems. The instrumentation consists of a 12 x 12 ATM switch connecting nodes that serve as compute engines, files servers, and video clients which provides high bandwidth access to the university's supercomputing facility. Five research projects will directly benefit from the requested instrumentation: 1. Parallel compilers, 2. Performance prediction of high-bandwidth networking environments connecting a heterogeneous set of computers and supercomputers, 3. Efficient multi-threaded shared memory parallel computing on distributed systems, 4. Information dispersal and retrieval protocols to provide for real-time, fault-tolerant comunication, and 5. 3D extension on deformable shape modeling for content-based retrieval for video and image databases. The advancement of these projects depends on emerging technology of high-bandwidth networking environments connecting a heterogeneous set of computers and supercomputers, and the availability of a network that delivers a guaranteed bandwidth and real-time graphics and video I/O capabilities.