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SuperComputing-94 --- Networking Technologies Summary

D. P. Koester
School of Computer and Information Science and
The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC)
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
dpk@npac.syr.edu

NPAC Technical Report --- SCCS 708

22 November 1994

Abstract:

This technical summary examines the networking technologies presented at SuperComputing-94 that are used to implement some Scalable Parallel Processor (SPP) interconnection networks, input/output (I/O) networks, computer clusters, and traditional local/metropolitan/wide area network (LAN/MAN/WAN) capabilities. Most technologies discussed here relate in a broad sense to clustering computers into SPP architectures for (heterogeneous) distributed computing, although it is conceivable that distributed computing may extend over WAN distances. Notes from the Gigabit Networking Roundtable and the Future of the Internet Panel are also included in this paper.





David P. Koester
Sun Oct 22 13:05:27 EDT 1995