Parallel Computer Routing and Communication

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Keynote Address

   1. Approaches to Quality of Service in High-Performance Networks

      • Andrew A. Chien, Jae H. Kim

      Pages 1-17

3. Routing I

   1. Integrated Multi-class Routing

      • Melanie L. Fulgham, Lawrence Snyder

      Pages 21-32

   2. Congestion Control in the Wormhole-Routed Torus With Clustering and Delayed Deflection

      • Craig Hyatt, Dharma P. Agrawal

      Pages 33-38

   3. Multicasting in Irregular Networks with Cut-Through Switches using Tree-Based Multidestination Worms*

      • Rajeev Sivaramy, Dhabaleswar K. Panda, Craig B. Stunkelz

      Pages 39-52

4. Poster Session

   1. CCSIMD: a Concurrent Communication and Computation Framework for SIMD Machines

      • Vivek Garg, David E. Schimmel

      Pages 55-64

   2. Arctic Switch Fabric

      • G. Andrew Boughton

      Pages 65-72

5. Router and Network Architectures I

   1. STREAMER: Hardware Support for Smoothed Transmission of Stored Video over ATM

      • Sung-Whan Moon, Padmanabhan Pillai, Kang G. Shin

      Pages 75-88

   2. Preliminary Evaluation of a Hybrid Deterministic/Adaptive Router

      • Dianne Miller, Walid A. Najjar

      Pages 89-102

   3. HiPER-P: An Efficient, High-Performance Router for Multicomputer Interconnection Networks

      • Phil May, Sek M. Chai, D. Scott Wills

      Pages 103-116

6. Router and Network Architectures II (Invited Presentations)

   1. ServerNet™ II

      • David Garcia, William Watson

      Pages 119-135

   2. Embedded Systems Standards

      • Craig Lund

      Pages 137-137

   3. Challenges in the Design of Contemporary Routers

      • Craig B. Stunkel

      Pages 139-152

7. Panel Session

   1. Panel Session

      Pages 153-153

8. Messaging Layer Support

   1. Evaluation of Communication Mechanisms in Invalidate-based Shared Memory Multiprocessors

      • Gregory T. Byrd, Michael J. Flynn

      Pages 159-170

   2. How Can We Design Better Networks for DSM Systems?

      • Donglai Dai, Dhabaleswar K. Panda

      Pages 171-184

   3. Integration of U-Net into Windows/NT

      • Thorsten von Eicken

      Pages 185-185

9. Routing II

   1. Distance-Based Flow Control in Wormhole Networks

      • A -H Smai, L -E Thorelli

      Pages 189-202

   2. On the Use of Virtual Channels in Networks of Workstations with Irregular Topology

      • F. Silla, J. Duato

      Pages 203-216

   3. Multicasting on Switch-based Irregular Networks using Multi-drop Path-based Multidestination Worms

      • Ram Kesavan, Dhabaleswar K. Panda

      Pages 217-230

This workshop was a continuation of the PCRCW ’94 workshop that focused on issues in parallel communication and routing in support of parallel processing. The workshop series provides a forum for researchers and designers to exchange ideas with respect to challenges and issues in supporting communication for high-performance parallel computing. Within the last few years we have seen the scope of interconnection network technology expand beyond traditional multiprocessor systems to include high-availability clusters and the emerging class of system area networks. New application domains are creating new requirements for interconnection network services, e.g., real-time video, on-line data mining, etc. The emergence of quality-of-service guarantees within these domains challenges existing approaches to interconnection network design. In the recent past we have seen the emphasis on low-latency software layers, the application of multicomputer interconnection technology to distributed shared-memory multiprocessors and LAN interconnects, and the shift toward the use of commodity clusters and standard components. There is a continuing evolution toward powerful and inexpensive network interfaces, and low-cost, high-speed routers and switches from commercial vendors. The goal is to address the above issues in the context of networks of workstations, multicomputers, distributed shared-memory multiprocessors, and traditional tightly-coupled multiprocessor interconnects. The PCRCW ’97 workshop presented 20 regular papers and two short papers covering a range of topics dealing with modern interconnection networks. It was hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology and sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society.

• Distributed-Memory Multiprocessors
• Parallel Communciation
• System Area Networks
• Workstation Clusters
• computer
• interconnection networks
• routing
• algorithm analysis and problem complexity

• Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical and Computer Science, Atlanta, USA

  Sudhakar Yalamanchili

• Facultad de Informàtica, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

  José Duato

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