High-performance MPI libraries for Ethernet

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dc.contributor.advisorRixner, Scotten_US
dc.creatorMajumder, Supratiken_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:43:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:43:48Zen_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description.abstractA MPI library performs two tasks---computation on behalf of the application, and communication in the form of sending and receiving messages among processes forming the application. Efficient communication is key to a high-performance MPI library, and the use of specialized interconnect technologies has been a common way to achieve this goal. However, these custom technologies lack the portability and simplicity of a generic communication solution like TCP over Ethernet. This thesis first shows that even though TCP is a higher overhead protocol than UDP, as a messaging medium it performs better than the latter, because of library-level reliability overheads with UDP. Then, the thesis presents a technique to separate computation and communication aspects of a MPI library, and handle each with the most efficient mechanism. The results show a significant improvement in performance of MPI libraries with this technique; bringing Ethernet closer to the specialized networks.en_US
dc.format.extent126 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 2005 MAJUMDERen_US
dc.identifier.citationMajumder, Supratik. "High-performance MPI libraries for Ethernet." (2005) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17854">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17854</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17854en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectElectronicsen_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineeringen_US
dc.subjectComputer scienceen_US
dc.titleHigh-performance MPI libraries for Etherneten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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