Overview

It has become apparent that input/output performance, rather than CPU performance, may be the key limiting factor in the performance of future systems. This I/O bottleneck is caused by the increasing speed mismatch between processing units and storage devices, the use of multiple processors operating simultaneously in parallel and distributed systems, and by the increasing I/O demands of new classes of applications, like multimedia. It is also important to note that, to varying degrees, the I/O bottleneck exists at multiple levels of the memory hierarchy. All indications are that the I/O bottleneck will be with us for some time to come, and is likely to increase in importance. This work is based on papers presented at the 1994 and 1995 IOPADS workshops held in conjunction with the International Parallel Processing Symposium. This book is divided into three parts. Part I, the Introduction, contains four invited chapters which provide a tutorial survey of I/O issues in parallel and distributed systems. The chapters in Parts II and III contain selected research papers from the 1994 and 1995 IOPADS workshops; many of these papers have been substantially revised and updated for inclusion in this volume. Part II collects the papers from both years which deal with various aspects of system software, and Part III addresses architectural issues. This book should be suitable as a secondary text for graduate level courses in computer architecture, software engineering, and multimedia systems, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

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Author:   Ravi Jain ,  John Werth ,  James C. Browne
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1996 ed.
Volume:   362
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.670kg
ISBN:  

9780792397359

ISBN 10:   0792397355
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   30 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Introduction.- 1 I/O in Parallel and Distributed Systems: an Introduction.- 2 An Introduction to Parallel I/O Models and Algorithms.- 3 Issues in Compiling I/O Intensive Problems.- 4 Introduction to Multiprocessor I/O Architecture.- II System Software.- 5 Overview of The MPI-IO Parallel I/O Interface.- 6 Runtime Support for Out-of-Core Parallel Programs.- 7 Parallel I/O Workload Characteristics Using Vesta.- 8 Video on Demand Using the Vesta Parallel File System.- 9 Low-Level Interfaces for High-Level Parallel I/O.- 10 Scalable Concurrency Control for Parallel File Systems.- 11 Improving the Performance of Parallel I/O Using Distributed Scheduling Algorithms.- 12 Placement-Related Problems in Shared Disk I/O.- III Architecture.- 13 Performance Evaluation of a Massively Parallel I/O Subsystem.- 14 Heterogeneous I/O Contention in a Single-Bus Multiprocessor.- 15 HCSA: A Hybrid Client-Server Architecture.- 16 A Scalable Disk System with Data Reconstruction Functions.- 17 An Experimental Memory-Based I/O Subsystem.

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