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\(\mathit{\mathcal{N}etfiles}\) is an alternative API for message passing on distributed memory machines. Based on the communication stream model, \(\mathit{\mathcal{N}etfiles}\) provides enhanced functionality such as broadcasts and gather operations. \(\mathit{\mathcal{N}etfiles}\) overload conventional file I/O primitives enabling parallel programs to be developed and tested on a file system before execution on a parallel machine. \(\mathit{\mathcal{N}etfiles}\) is part of a parallel programming system called FAbrIC. This paper also presents the design and implementation of the FAbrIC architecture and demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach by means of two parallel applications: a parallel shallow water model application and parallel Jacobi method.
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Chan, P., Abramson, D. (2008). \(\mathit{\mathcal{N}etfiles}\): An Enhanced Stream-Based Communication Mechanism. In: Labarta, J., Joe, K., Sato, T. (eds) High-Performance Computing. ISHPC ALPS 2005 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4759. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77704-5_23
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