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A Kernel-Level Communication Module for Linux Clusters  

박동식 ((주) 엔버전스)
박성용 (서강대학교 컴퓨터학과)
양지훈 (서강대학교 컴퓨터학과)
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Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters / v.9, no.3, 2003 , pp. 289-300 More about this Journal
Abstract
Traditional kernel-level communication systems for clusters are dependent upon computing platforms. Futhermore, they are not easy to use and do not provide various functions for clusters. This paper presents an architecture and various implementation issues of a kernel-level communication system, KCCM(Kernel level Cluster Communication Module), for linux cluster. The KCCM provides asynchronous communication services as well as standard synchronous communication services using send and receive. The KCCM also automatically detects and recovers connection failures at runtime. This allows programmers to use KCCM when they build mission critical applications over TCP-based connection-oriented communication environments. Having developed using standard socket interfaces, it can be easily ported to various platforms. The experimental results show that the KCCM provides good performance for asynchronous communication patterns.
Keywords
Communication System; Linux Cluster;
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