IBM Systems Journal articles from June 1995

IBM Systems Journal archives from June 1995

The power and promise of parallel computing.
June 1, 1995... The use of parallel computing is reaching into both the technical and the commercial computing environments. The success of IBM in this broad area is based on the introduction of flexible and general-purpose families of scalable processors....

SP2 system architecture. (IBM's scalable parallel system)
June 1, 1995... Scalable parellel systems are increasingly being used today to address existing and emerging application areas that require performance levels significantly beyond what symmetric multiprocessors are capable of providing. These areas include...

The SP2 high-performance switch. (IBM mainframe computer)
June 1, 1995... The heart of an IBM SP2[TM] system is the High-Performance Switch, which is a low-latency, high-bandwidth switching network that binds together RISC System/6000[R] processors. The switch incorporates a unique combination of topology and...

The communication software and parallel environment of the IBM SP2. (mainframe computer)
June 1, 1995... This paper describes the software available on the IBM SP2[TM] for parallel program development and execution. It presents the rationale for the design of the Message-Passing Library used on the SP2, outlines its current implementation, and...

Parallel file systems for the IBM SP computers.
June 1, 1995... Parallel computer architectures require innovative software solutions to utilize their capabilities. This statement is true for system software no less than for application programs. File system development for the IBM SP product line of...

Experiences with the IBM SP1. (mainframe computer)
June 1, 1995... One of the first IBM parallel processing computers -- the SP1 -- and the largest, with 128 nodes, was installed in 1993 at Argonne National Laboratory. It took only days, not months, to prepare for and migrate applications to this parallel...

High-performance parallel implementations of the NAS kernel benchmarks on the IBM SP2. (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation)
June 1, 1995... Recently, researchers at NASA Ames have defined a set of computational benchmarks designed to measure the performance of parallel supercomputers. In this paper, we describe the parallel implementation of the five kernel benchmarks from this...

A scalable implementation of the NAS Parallel Benchmark BT on distributed memory systems. (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation; Block Tridiagonal benchmark)
June 1, 1995... In this paper, we describe an efficient and scalable implementation of the NAS Parallel Benchmark BT suitable for distributed memory systems such as the IBM Scalable POWERparallel Systems[R]. After describing the parallelization and data...

DB2 Parallel Edition. (IBM Corp.'s parallel database system)
June 1, 1995... The rate of increase in database size and response-time requirements has outpaced advancements in processor and mass storage technology. One way to satisfy the increasing demand for processing power and input/output bandwidth in database...

Managing Gigabytes: Compressing and Indexing Documents and Images.
June 1, 1995... One seldom encounters a book that can be recommended without hesitation, but this work belongs easily within such a category. The three authors are all major contributors in the field of textual storage, compression, and retrieval systems,...

Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Solution for Broadband ISDN, Second Edition.
June 1, 1995... This is an excellent presentation of the structure and design goals of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Intended for individuals already familiar with telecommunications and networking, it provides a solid foundation for further reading. It...