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Our CoPs-Project investigates
architectural and operating system support for parallel and distributed
computing on PC clusters interconnected with a Gigabit/sec network.
Project overview
For this experimental project in computer systems
we are looking for the optimal structure, the best efficiency
and the highest performance of low level system-software for communication
in parallel- and distributed systems. In particular we are investigating
a network of PCs with serveral different high speed interconnects (GigabitEthernet,
SCI and Myrinet). Our experimental testbed under construction is built
from commodity components such as DELL PPro/PII PCs and gigabit/s networking
adapters connected over a PCI bus. It is a particular challenge to keep
the hardware mainstream enough to benefit from the terrific cost/performance
ratios seen in todays PC markets, but to do it in a way, that the characteristics
of the systems are good enough to make a distributed system with parallelism
worthwhile.
Project members
Current (future) projects in 
- Distributed Object Packages for CoPs and their performance
(CORBA and other Frameworks).
Contact: Christan Kurmann.
- Database Middleware for CoPs and its performance.
Contact: Michela Taufer.
- Network File Systems for CoPs.
Contact: Felix Rauch.
Past projects in 
- Performance characterization and modelling for a scientific application
(Opal) on Cray J90 and Clusters of PCs.
Contact: Michela Taufer. Published in Supercomputing 98.
- A comparative study of Gigabit Networking Technologies for PCI bus
based PCs.
Contact: Christan Kurmann. Published in SCI Europe 98.
Publications about 
Software related to 
Fast CoPs , slow CoPs, good CoPs, bad CoPs
.... our prototypes and our project facilities
Our Lab once had a beautiful view before remodelling
of the "attic" started - now it is across the hall from coffee and donuts
(which keep CoPs alive)...
Links to Related Projects
ETH Zürich: Department of Computer Science
Last Update: August, 2001,
Hrsg. Thomas
Stricker,<
thomas.stricker@inf.ethz.ch>
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