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Foil 37 Impact of Network Topology
From
Designing and Building Parallel Programs I: Introduction DoD Modernization Tutorial --
1995-1998
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by
Ian Foster, Gina Goff, Ehtesham Hayder, Chuck Koelbel
Multicomputer model assumes comm cost independent of location & other comms
Real networks are not fully connected
Multicomputer model can break down
Ethernet
2-D Mesh
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