AuthorsF. Zahid, E. G. Gran and T. Skeie
TitleA Self-adaptive network architecture for InfiniBand based HPC clouds
AfilliationCommunication Systems, Communication Systems
StatusPublished
Publication TypePublic outreach
Year of Publication2015
Secondary TitleTalk at 7th Cloud Control Workshop
Publisher7th Cloud Control Workshop
Place PublishedNässlingen, Sweden
Type of WorkDiscussion Session
Abstract

The research on network optimization in InfiniBand (IB) networks has been evolved in several directions, e.g. increasing network utilization, fault-tolerance, congestion control, and energy-aware systems. However, for efficient HPC clouds based on IB, the optimization problem becomes both complex and multi-dimensional, while individually proposed solutions often yield contradictory management decisions. We believe that a holistic closed-loop control system is required to effectively incorporate multidimensional objective function in future IB systems. Based on control theory, a self-adaptive model for the IB subnet system, may help acheiving better network utilization while effectively keeping user level SLAs in HPC clouds.

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