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Foil 29 Workstation Clusters

From Master Foilset for CPS615 Introduction -- Material from Culler and Koelbel Computational Science for Simulations -- Fall Semester 1998. by Geoffrey C. Fox, Nancy McCracken
Workstations connected by network
Cost effective
High latency, low to moderate bandwidth
Often lack integrated software environment
Multicomputer Model breaks down if connectivity limited
Example Connectivities: Ethernet, ATM crossbar, Myrinet
"Ordinary" Network
Ordinary PC's or
Workstations

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