Sisci | Implementing a Standard Software Infrastructure on an Sci Cluster
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To enable the eecient utilization of clusters of workstations it is crucial to develop a stable and rich software infrastructure. The ESPRIT Project SISCI will provide two widely used message{passing interfaces, MPI and PVM, as well as a POSIX compliant , distributed thread package (Pthreads) on multiple SCI{based clusters. This paper features motivation and background on this projects as well as details of the two core components: the common messaging layer and the Pthreads package.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997