An evaluation of object-based data transfers on high performance networks

P. M. Dickens, W. Gropp

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Abstract

We describe FOBS: a simple user-level communication protocol designed to take advantage of the available bandwidth in a high-bandwidth, high-delay network environment. We compare the performance of FOBS with that of TCP both with and without the so-called Large Window extensions designed to improve the performance of TCP in this type of network environment. It is shown that FOBS can obtain on the order of 90% of the available bandwidth across both short and long high-performance network connections. In the case of the long haul connection, this represents a bandwidth that is 1.8 times higher than that of the optimized TCP algorithm. Also, we demonstrate that the additional traffic placed on the network due to the greedy nature of the algorithm is quite reasonable, representing approximately 3% of the total data transferred.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 11th IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing, HPDC 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages255-264
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)0769516866
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event11th IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing, HPDC 2002 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Duration: Jul 24 2002Jul 26 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing
Volume2002-January
ISSN (Print)1082-8907

Other

Other11th IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing, HPDC 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
Period7/24/027/26/02

Keywords

  • Bandwidth
  • Collaboration
  • Computer networks
  • Computer science
  • Distributed computing
  • Grid computing
  • Internet
  • Protocols
  • Telecommunication traffic
  • Testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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