STTR Phase I: Splintered Topologically Close-Packed (TCP) Offload Engine for Grid Computing and Bandwith-Delay Product (BWDP)

STTR 第一阶段：用于网格计算和带宽延迟产品 (BWDP) 的分裂拓扑密堆积 (TC​​P) 卸载引擎

• 批准号: 0637280
• 负责人: James Awrach
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: SeaFire Micros, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0637280&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Splintered; Topologically; Close

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project addresses the challenges of networks with extreme bandwidth delay products such as a 40Gbps network link between a US research facility and a similar research facility in Switzerland. Bulk data transfers in the networks need to be provided the endpoint resources required to ensure high performance in a cost effective manner. This research project accommodates such high performance networks, as data rates scale from 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps, and also provide compatibility with present and future versions of GridFTP. Additionally, the research addresses the challenges through the use of a novel offload engine with a splintered implementation of TCP based on the latest publications. In contrast to full offload approaches, splintered TCP uses partial offload and true zero-copy transfers to control the resources needed on the NPU. During this project, the offload engine architecture will be investigated using low-cost, high-performance FPGA subsystems that will be derived and simulated. Using an NPU development kit, the splinter performance will be tested to determine which offloads are optimal.Successful results from this research project will significantly advance the state of the art for offload engines used in grid computing. Immediate applications include accommodating the e-science community's need for scalable offload engines for grid computing, that is required to accommodate systems with multiple channel 10 Gbps links through 40 Gbps, while supporting present and future versions of GridFTP. Other applications include the use of our ultra high-speed Splintered TCP offload engines for Grid and cluster computing, utilizing our open source firmware. Additional product applications include the TeraGrid, Grid Cluster WANs, and blade servers.

这个小型企业技术转移 (STTR) 第一阶段研究项目解决了具有极端带宽延迟产品的网络挑战，例如美国研究机构和瑞士类似研究机构之间的 40Gbps 网络链路。网络中的批量数据传输需要提供所需的端点资源，以确保以经济高效的方式实现高性能。该研究项目适应这种高性能网络，数据速率从 10 Gbps 扩展到 40 Gbps，并且还提供与当前和未来版本的 GridFTP 的兼容性。此外，该研究通过使用一种新颖的卸载引擎以及基于最新出版物的 TCP 分割实现来解决这些挑战。与完全卸载方法相比，分裂 TCP 使用部分卸载和真正的零拷贝传输来控制 NPU 上所需的资源。在此项目期间，将使用低成本、高性能 FPGA 子系统来研究卸载引擎架构，并对其进行派生和仿真。使用 NPU 开发套件，将测试分片性能，以确定哪些卸载是最佳的。该研究项目的成功结果将显着提高网格计算中使用的卸载引擎的技术水平。直接应用包括满足电子科学界对网格计算可扩展卸载引擎的需求，即适应具有多通道 10 Gbps 至 40 Gbps 链路的系统，同时支持当前和未来版本的 GridFTP。其他应用包括使用我们的超高速 Splintered TCP 卸载引擎进行网格和集群计算，并利用我们的开源固件。其他产品应用包括 TeraGrid、网格集群 WAN 和刀片服务器。