Computing Networks: from cluster to cloud computing

✍ Scribed by Pascale Vicat?Blanc, Sebastien Soudan, Romaric Guillier, Brice Goglin(auth.)

• Publisher: Wiley-ISTE
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 254
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

“Computing Networks” explores the core of the new distributed computing infrastructures we are using today:  the networking systems of clusters, grids and clouds. It helps network designers and distributed-application developers and users to better understand the technologies, specificities, constraints and benefits of these different infrastructures’ communication systems.

Cloud Computing will give the possibility for millions of users to process data anytime, anywhere, while being eco-friendly. In order to deliver this emerging traffic in a timely, cost-efficient, energy-efficient, and reliable manner over long-distance networks, several issues such as quality of service, security, metrology, network-resource scheduling and virtualization are being investigated since 15 years. “Computing Networks” explores the core of clusters, grids and clouds networks, giving designers, application developers and users the keys to better construct and use these powerful infrastructures.

Content:
Chapter 1 From Multiprocessor Computers to the Clouds (pages 21–37):
Chapter 2 Utilization of Network Computing Technologies (pages 39–61):
Chapter 3 Specificities of Computing Networks (pages 63–86):
Chapter 4 The Challenge of Latency in Computing Clusters (pages 87–111):
Chapter 5 The Challenge of Throughput and Distance (pages 113–137):
Chapter 6 Measuring End?to?End Performances (pages 139–170):
Chapter 7 Optical Technology and Grids (pages 171–188):
Chapter 8 Bandwidth on Demand (pages 189–202):
Chapter 9 Security of Computing Networks (pages 203–216):
Chapter 10 Practical Guide for the Configuration of High?speed Networks (pages 217–228):