Newsgroups: comp.parallel,comp.parallel.pvm
From: tony@aurora.cs.msstate.edu (Tony Skjellum)
Subject: Early Applications in MPI Survey Paper
Summary: This paper summarizes the survey taken on MPI-based applications
Keywords: MPI, Applications, Survey
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 12:52:57 GMT
Message-ID: <Cs5t49.LEx@dcs.ed.ac.uk>

"Early Applications in the Message-Passing Interface(MPI)"
by Skjellum and Lusk

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a number of early efforts
to make use of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard in real
applications.  An informal survey, described herein, was posted by the
authors on common USENet groups as well as to common MPI mailing lists.
The responses contained here represent all but one the responses received; it
is not exhaustive, but rather represents those researchers who were
willing to respond during a limited period of time (about two weeks).

Rather than a definitive statement of MPI development work, this paper
restricts itself to describing the initial successes, progress, and
impressions of application developers have with MPI, according to the
responses received (many other projects, not described here, are also
evidently on-going).  An understanding of message-passing, and access
to the MPI standard are prerequisites for appreciating this paper.
%However, background material is given where needed.  
We summarize the important aspects of each response, and draw conclusions
about the spread of MPI into applications.  Clearly, studying the
state of MPI application development is on-going: here, we demonstrate
that it is well underway, and that it has breadth in the type of applications,
and the target architectures.  

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Available on anonymous ftp, aurora.cs.msstate.edu
file: pub/reports/early_apps_mpi.ps.Z

Later, it will be available in HTML form as well.

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Anthony Skjellum, MSU/ERC, (601)325-8435; FAX: 325-8997; tony@cs.msstate.edu



