On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:19 AM, Justin YUAN SHI <[email protected]> wrote: > This is NOT an impossible dream. The packet-switching network is a > living example of such an architecture.
I don't really agree with the 'packet-switching network' analogy - a network can be lossy and doesn't care about the intentions of the upper levels in the stack. The analogy I would use is TCP - a reliable protocol over an unreliable transport medium. > The missing piece in HPC > applications is the principle of statistic multiplexed computing. In > other words, the application architecture should be considered as a > whole in the design space, not a "glued" together piece using lower > layers with unsealed semantic "holes". The semantic "holes" between > the layers are the real evils for all our troubles. Wouldn't that lead to a monolithic approach where one manufacturer/vendor/entity gives you all components with guarantees that they work together well ? A.K.A. vendor lock-in. And it's not longer limited to a certain level in the stack but it spawns several of them - possibly all of them. > Our research exhibit (booth 3360) demonstrate a prototype data > parallel system using this idea. Care to share a link to a website or a published article ? Cheers, Bogdan _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
