CISE Research Infrastructure: A Distributed High-Performance Computing Infrastructure

CDA-9703228 Prithviraj Banerjee西北大学分布式高性能计算基础设施该奖项是对20台高端Unix工作站、50台低端Unix工作站、3台Unix文件服务器、1个8处理器分布式共享内存多处理器和1个端口的ATM交换集线器的奖励。这些机器将使用带宽为155 Mbps的高速OC-3ATM网络联网在一起。随着高速网络的使用从实验室转移到工作场所，高速分布式计算环境的设计和实施出现了新的机会。这个项目的目标是：(1)探索使用高速网络和计算来研究高性能分布式计算的文件系统和数据管理问题；(2)研究高速工作站和个人计算机网络作为独立并行计算机的替代方案的并行编程支持；(3)研究在不同环境中的电子系统的高性能计算机辅助设计，并开发一个利用高速网络的基于Web的CAD计算中心；(4)探索利用高带宽和高速的新的教学技术。

CDA-9703228 Prithviraj Banerjee Northwestern University A Distributed High-Performance Computing Infrastructure This award is for the acquisition of 20 high-end UNIX workstations, 50 low-end UNIX workstations, three UNIX fileservers, an 8-processor distributed shared memory multiprocessor, and a 64-ported ATM switching hub. The machines would be networked together using high-speed OC-3 ATM networks with bandwidths of 155 Mbps. As the use of high-speed networking moves from the laboratory to the workplace, new opportunities arise for the design and implementation of a high-speed distributed computing environment. The goals of this project are: (1) to explore the use of high-speed networking and computing to investigate file systems and data management issues for high-performance distributed computing, (2) to investigate the parallel programming support of networks of high-speed workstations and personal computers as an alternative to stand-alone parallel computers, (3) to study high-performance computer-aided design of electronic systems in a heterogeneous environment, and to develop a Web-based CAD computing center, that takes advantage of high-speed networking, (4) to explore new instructional techniques that take advantage of the high bandwidth and high speed.