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Simple: A Methodology for Programming High Performance Algorithms on Clusters of Symmetric Multiprocessors (SMPs)

✍ Scribed by David A. Bader; Joseph JáJá


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
252 KB
Volume
58
Category
Article
ISSN
0743-7315

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✦ Synopsis


We describe a methodology for developing high performance programs running on clusters of SMP nodes. The SMP cluster programming methodology is based on a small prototype kernel (Simple) of collective communication primitives that make efficient use of the hybrid shared and message-passing environment. We illustrate the power of our methodology by presenting experimental results for sorting integers, two-dimensional fast Fourier transforms (FFT), and constraint-satisfied searching. Our testbed is a cluster of DEC AlphaServer 2100 4Â275 nodes interconnected by an ATM switch.