Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Measurements, Proper Scaling and Application of Communication Parameters

  • Conference paper
Workshop on High Performance Computing and Gigabit Local Area Networks

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences ((LNCIS,volume 226))

  • 111 Accesses

Abstract

The measurements of the communication parameters for different parallel computers are presented. These parameters are scaled to equivalent lost operations for startup and transfer of one operand. Then latency hiding is discussed and measured. For the example of the parallel matrix multiplication on p processors we present the theory for three different types of scaling: same problem, same storage per processor and same computation per processor. The theory is compared to measurements for the CRAY T3D, Intel Paragon, IBM RS/6000 SP with ATM-Switch and with High Performance Switch 3. Additional system overhead, compared to basic measurements, scales by a negative overlap factor.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. T.M. Warschko, J.M. Blum, W.S. Tichy, The ParaStation project: Using workstations as building blocks for parallel computing, to appear in Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing, Techniques and Applications (PDPTA96), New Horizons, Sunnyvale, CA, 09. — 11. 08. 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  2. W. Schönauer, Scientific Computing on Vector Computers, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1987.

    Google Scholar 

  3. W. Schönauer, H. Häfner, A careful interpretation of simple kernel benchmarks yields the essential information about a parallel supercomputer, in Supercomputer 62 (1995), pp. 63–74.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Rechenzentrum der Universität Karlsruhe, Postfach 6980, D-76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Willi Schönauer & Hartmut Häfner

Authors
  1. Willi Schönauer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hartmut Häfner
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. College of Computer Science, Northeastern University, M/S 215 CN, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    G. Cooperman

  2. Institut für Experimentelle Mathematik, Universität GH Essen, Ellenstr. 29, D-45326, Essen, Germany

    G. Michler  & H. Vinck  & 

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1997 Springer-Verlag London

About this paper

Cite this paper

Schönauer, W., Häfner, H. (1997). Measurements, Proper Scaling and Application of Communication Parameters. In: Cooperman, G., Michler, G., Vinck, H. (eds) Workshop on High Performance Computing and Gigabit Local Area Networks. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 226. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540761691_12

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3540761691_12

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-76169-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-40937-3

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation