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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 컴퓨터 > 네트워킹 > 일반
· ISBN : 9781848212862
· 쪽수 : 264쪽
· 출판일 : 2011-05-17
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Introduction 13
Chapter 1. From Multiprocessor Computers to the Clouds 21
1.1. The explosion of demand for computing power 21
1.2. Computer clusters 24
1.3. Computing grids 26
1.4. Computing in a cloud 32
1.5. Conclusion 36
Chapter 2. Utilization of Network Computing Technologies 39
2.1. Anatomy of a distributed computing application 39
2.2. Programming models of distributed parallel applications 52
2.3. Coordination of distributed resources in a grid 57
2.4. Conclusion 60
Chapter 3. Specificities of Computing Networks 63
3.1. Typology of computing networks 63
3.2. Network transparency 68
3.3. Detailed analysis of characteristics expected from protocols 78
3.4. Conclusion 85
Chapter 4. The Challenge of Latency in Computing Clusters 87
4.1. Key principles of high-performance networks for clusters 88
4.2. Software support for high-performance networks 90
4.3. Description of the main high-performance networks 99
4.4. Convergence between fast and traditional networks 108
4.5. Conclusion 111
Chapter 5. The Challenge of Throughput and Distance 113
5.1. Obstacles to high rate 113
5.2. Operating principle and limits of TCP congestion control 115
5.3. Limits of TCP over long distances 120
5.4. Configuration of TCP for high speed 122
5.5. Alternative congestion-control approaches to that of standard TCP 126
5.6. Exploration of TCP variants for very high rate 133
5.7. Conclusion 136
Chapter 6. Measuring End-to-End Performances 139
6.1. Objectives of network measurement and forecast in a grid 139
6.2. Problem and methods 144
6.3. Grid network-performance measurement systems 155
6.4. Performance forecast 164
6.5. Conclusion 170
Chapter 7. Optical Technology and Grids 171
7.1. Optical networks and switching paradigms 172
7.2. Functional planes of transport networks 179
7.3. Unified control plane: GMPLS/automatic switched transport networks 184
Chapter 8. Bandwidth on Demand 189
8.1. Current service model: network neutrality 190
8.2. Peer model for bandwidth-delivery services 194
8.3. Overlay model for bandwidth-providing services 196
8.4. Bandwidth market 200
8.5. Conclusion 201
Chapter 9. Security of Computing Networks 203
9.1. Introductory example 203
9.2. Principles and methods 205
9.3. Communication security 212
9.4. Network virtualization and security 213
9.5. Conclusion 216
Chapter 10. Practical Guide for the Configuration of High-speed Networks 217
10.1. Hardware configuration 218
10.2. Importance of the tuning of TCP parameters 221
10.3. Short practical tuning guide 222
10.4. Use of multi-flow 226
10.5. Conclusion 228
Conclusion: From Grids to the Future Internet 229
Bibliography 235
Acronyms and Definitions 251
Index 263
