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Foil 34 Workstation Clusters

From CPS615-Introduction-Course,Driving Technology and HPCC Current Status and Futures CPS615 Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science -- Fall Semester 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox, (Some Culler, Koelbel material)
1 Workstations connected by network
2 Cost effective
3 High latency, low to moderate bandwidth
4 Often lack integrated software environment
5 Multicomputer Model breaks down if connectivity limited
6 Example Connectivities: Ethernet, ATM crossbar, Myrinet
7 "Ordinary" Network
8 Ordinary PC's or
9 Workstations
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