CRI: Collaborative Research: Reconfigurable Computing Cluster

题目：CRI：协作研究：可重构计算集群主导方案：CNS 0551688 PI：SASS，RonaldInstitution：堪萨斯大学研究中心协作提案：CNS 0551678PI：Chatha，KaramVirus Institution：亚利桑那州立大学在堪萨斯大学、亚利桑那州立大学和克莱姆森大学的研究人员将获得一个节点的实验性可重构计算集群，以支持正在进行的研究项目，研究高性能计算。他们将使用现成的组件，包括现场可编程门阵列(现场可编程门阵列)和廉价的定制网络适配器，以实现新的研究，这是现有研究计划的自然结果。实验集群将使研究人员能够开展他们的研究项目，并评估所提出的体系结构的两个新方面：(A)使用现场可编程门阵列作为节点上的主处理器，以及(B)将网络交换组件集成到FPGA的可配置资源中。如果成功，这种方法可能会在高性能计算方面带来重大进步。支持的项目将包括：评估节点数量和节点间距离如何影响性能的网络可扩展性；评估将这些基于现场可编程门阵列的集群用于计算流体动力学等常见应用；以及将这些模型用于重要的生物信息学应用RC-BLAST。研究人员将利用这些资源开发本科生研究项目。

AbstractProgram: NSF 04-588 CISE Computing Research InfrastructureTitle: CRI: Collaborative Research: Reconfigurable Computing Cluster Lead Proposal: CNS 0551688 PI: Sass, RonaldInstitution: University of Kansas Center for Research IncCollaborative Proposal: CNS 0551678PI: Chatha, KaramvirInstitution : Arizona State University Researchers at the University of Kansas, Arizona State University and Clemson University will acquire a 64-node experimental Reconfigurable Computing Cluster to support on-going research projects investigating High-Performance Computing. They will use off-the-shelf components including field programmable gate arrays (FPGA's) and an inexpensive custom network adapter to enable new research that is a natural out-growth of established research programs. The experimental cluster will enable the researchers to conduct their research projects and to evaluate two novel aspects of the proposed architecture: (a) using the FPGAs as the primary processor on the node, and (b) integrating the network switching components into the configurable resources of the FPGA. If successful, this approach could lead to significant advances in high performance computing. Projects supported will include: network scalability to assess how the number of nodes and distance between nodes affects performance; assessing use of these FPGA based clusters for common applications such as computation fluid dynamics; and use of these models for RC-BLAST, an important bio-informatics application. The investigators will develop undergraduate research projects using these resources.