Performance of distributed systems based on Ethernet and personal computers

Milanovic, A.; Srbljic, S.; Radej, J.

doi:10.1109/isie.1999.801761

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“…As a communication protocol, transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed. Although the theoreti- cal transmission rate of the Ethernet-based computer system is 10 Mbit/s, the sustained data transmission speed drops significantly depending on various factors such as the size of message and hardware configuration (Milanovic et al, 1999). Thus, to enhance the distributed computing capabilities of the computing system, the frequencies and sizes of communications required in distributed algorithms should be minimized.…”

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Distributed Structural Analysis of Large–Scale Structures on a Cluster of Personal Computers

Park

Sung

2002

Computer aided Civil Eng

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Recent developments in high-performance computing technologies have had a significant impact on structural analysis and design. However, most algorithms or computational strategies have been implemented on supercomputers and powerful workstations, which are beyond the reach of small organizations. In this paper, distributed computational models are presented for structural analysis of large-scale structures on a cluster of PCs based on two different levels of substructuring techniques. They are implemented on a collection of Pentium processors connected via a 10 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN. The effect of different levels and sizes of substructures on the performance of distributed implementation is investigated. The effectiveness of the algorithms is assessed by applying them to static analyses of two moment-resisting steel frames and three space truss structures. The algorithm based on multilevel substructuring allows a larger granularity of the parallel tasks, which can result in improved performance.

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Distributed Structural Analysis of Large–Scale Structures on a Cluster of Personal Computers

Park

Sung

2002

Computer aided Civil Eng

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“…[10], for example, concluded *Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Psychology, Umeå University, SE-751 42, Sweden; Tel: (0)73-620 5455; Fax: (0)90-786 66 95: E-mail: guy.madison@psy.umu.se that Windows NT has some limited use for real time applications but reported also indeterministic behaviour for some aspects of the OS. In [11], for example, the timing performance of the Ethernet card used within a general purpose PCs running different OSs was investigated. It was found that the OS could affect the utilisation of the available hardware which might affect timing depending on what hardware used in experiments.…”

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The Timing Accuracy of General Purpose Computers for Experimentation and Measurements in Psychology and the Life Sciences

Wallace

Madison²

2012

TOPSYJ

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General purpose computers find increased use within behavioural, psychological, and neuroscientific experimentation, which raises concern for the timing accuracy that can be obtained with such systems. Here, we assessed the timing accuracy of such machines, considering both differences between different hardware and different versions of the Windows™ operating system (OS); Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. The variability varied widely across machines and OS versions. The indeterministic variability within each OS and computer combination was mostly within +/-30 ms, and had a non-normal distribution with many small deviations and few large deviations. These large deviations are a characteristic feature that seems to constitute occasional additional delays up to about 150 ms. Thus, although measurements recorded from a general purpose PC running Windows should have an accuracy of -30 to +50 ms, occasionally larger variations suggest that experiments need a large test base to avoid significant distortions of the results.

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Analysis of realtime performances of process-level networks based on IEC61850 SCSM Model

Wang

Cai

Zhongyang

et al. 2011

2011 4th International Conference on Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies (DRPT)

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Performance of distributed systems based on Ethernet and personal computers

Cited by 5 publications

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Distributed Structural Analysis of Large–Scale Structures on a Cluster of Personal Computers

Distributed Structural Analysis of Large–Scale Structures on a Cluster of Personal Computers

The Timing Accuracy of General Purpose Computers for Experimentation and Measurements in Psychology and the Life Sciences

Analysis of realtime performances of process-level networks based on IEC61850 SCSM Model

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