A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects

S. Oral; A. D. George

doi:10.1109/LCN.2003.1243178

A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects

S. Oral, A. D. George

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Abstract

This paper compares and evaluates the multicast performance of two of the most widely deployed system-area networks (SANs), Dolphin's scalable coherent interface (SCI) and Myricom's Myrinet. Both networks deliver low latency and high bandwidth to applications, but do not support multicast in hardware. We compared SCI and Myrinet in terms of their user-level performance using various software-based multicast algorithms under various networking and multicasting scenarios. The strengths and weaknesses of each network are comparatively presented in terms of numerous metrics, such as multicast completion latency, CPU utilization, link concentration and concurrency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	518-527
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	0769520375
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN.2003.1243178
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003 - Bonn/Konigswinter, Germany Duration: Oct 20 2003 → Oct 24 2003

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Name	Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN
Volume	2003-January

Conference

Conference	28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bonn/Konigswinter
Period	10/20/03 → 10/24/03

Funding

Funders	Funder number
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Defense

Keywords

Concurrent computing
Delay
Hardware
Integrated circuit interconnections
Multicast algorithms
Multicast communication
Network topology
Parallel processing
Supercomputers
Workstations

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Oral, S., & George, A. D. (2003). A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects. In Proceedings - 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003 (pp. 518-527). Article 1243178 (Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN; Vol. 2003-January). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN.2003.1243178

Oral, S. ; George, A. D. / A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects. Proceedings - 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003. IEEE Computer Society, 2003. pp. 518-527 (Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN).

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Oral, S & George, AD 2003, A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects. in Proceedings - 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003., 1243178, Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN, vol. 2003-January, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 518-527, 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003, Bonn/Konigswinter, Germany, 10/20/03. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN.2003.1243178

A user-level multicast performance comparison of scalable coherent interface and Myrinet interconnects. / Oral, S.; George, A. D.
Proceedings - 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2003, Held in conjunction with the Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks, HSLN 2003 and Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, WLN 2003. IEEE Computer Society, 2003. p. 518-527 1243178 (Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN; Vol. 2003-January).

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