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Using lambda networks to enhance performance of interactive large simulations
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Title: | Using lambda networks to enhance performance of interactive large simulations |
Authors: | Harvey, M J Jha, S Thyveetil, M A Coveney, P V |
Item Type: | Conference Paper |
Abstract: | The ability to use a visualisation tool to steer large simulations provides innovative and novel usage scenarios, e.g. the ability to use new algorithms for the computation of free energy profiles along a nanopore [1]. However, we find that the performance of interactive simulations is sensitive to the quality of service of the network with variable latency and packet loss in particular having a detrimental effect The use of dedicated networks (provisioned in this case as a circuit-switched point-to-point optical lightpath or lambda) can lead to significant (50% or more) performance enhancement, When funning on say 128 or 256 processors of a high-end supercomputer this saving has a significant value. We perform experiments to understand the impact of network characteristics on the performance of a large parallel classical molecular dynamics simulation when coupled interactively to a remote visualisation tool. This paper discusses the experiments performed and presents the results from the systematic studies. © 2006 IEEE. |
Content Version: | Published version |
Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2006 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/1352 |
Publisher Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/E-SCIENCE.2006.261124 |
Presented At: | IEEE e-Science 2006 |
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Conference Location: | Amsterdam |
Appears in Collections: | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |