Performance evaluation of the CM-5 interconnection network

Mengjou Lin, Rose Tsang, David H.C. Du, Alan E. Klietz, Stephen Saroff

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Abstract

This paper presents performance characteristics of the CM-5 data network with respect to bandwidth and latency. We present the maximum effective network bandwidth as a function of (1) message size, (2) varying data path through different levels of the network hierarchy, and (3) system load. We also present latency as a function of message size and network hierarchy. In the second part of our evaluation, we present the maximum effective network bandwidth as a function of data flow pattern (2-d and 3-d mesh, stencils, ring, tree, and hypercube) using several variant embedding schemes. Measurements were obtained using CMMD V 1.3.1, Thinking Machine Corporation's message-passing library, and CMNF V 1.1, a fast message-passing library developed by the Minnesota Supercomputer Center (MSC) for the Army High Performance Research Center (AHPCRC). Using CMNF we were able to observe measurements which were very close to actual hardware capabilities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication1993 IEEE Compcon Spring
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages189-198
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)0780312945
StatePublished - 1993
Event38th Annual IEEE Computer Society International Computer Conference - COMPCON SPRING '93 - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Feb 22 1993Feb 26 1993

Publication series

Name1993 IEEE Compcon Spring

Other

Other38th Annual IEEE Computer Society International Computer Conference - COMPCON SPRING '93
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period2/22/932/26/93

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