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The BlueGene/L computer uses system-on-a-chip integration and a highly scalable 65,536-node cellular architecture to deliver 360 Tflops of peak computing power. Efficient operation of the machine requires a fast, scalable, and standards compliant MPI library. In this paper, we discuss our efforts to port the MPICH2 library to BlueGene/L.
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Almási, G. et al. (2003). MPI on BlueGene/L: Designing an Efficient General Purpose Messaging Solution for a Large Cellular System. In: Dongarra, J., Laforenza, D., Orlando, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Parallel Virtual Machine and Message Passing Interface. EuroPVM/MPI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2840. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39924-7_49
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