Wireless local and wide area network computing

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Angwin
Keyword(s):  
Wide Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Network Computing

Characterization of Wide Area Network Computing

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Freitas ◽  
Derrick B. Coffin ◽  
Richard L. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Message Passing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Network Computing ◽  
Distributed Parallel Computing ◽  
International Border

Abstract Distributed parallel computing using message-passing techniques on Networks of Workstations (NOW) has achieved widespread use in the context of Local Area Networks (LAN). Recently, the concept of Grid-based computing using Wide Area Networks (WAN) has been proposed as a general solution to distributed high performance computing. The use of computers and resources at different geographic locations connected by a Wide Area Network and executing a real application introduces additional variables that potentially complicate the efficient use of these resources. Presented here are the results of a study that begins to characterize the performance issues of a WAN-based NOW, connecting resources that span an international border.

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