Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: edwin@dutind3.twi.tudelft.nl (Edwin Vollebregt)
Subject: Performance models for PVM on ethernet
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: 15 Jan 1996 09:28:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4dd6nl$bgh@elektron.et.tudelft.nl>

Hi all,

Can anyone point me to performance models for PVM on ethernet, such that
I can predict the time required for communication from the number of
messages and their length ?  

We have parallelised a large flow simulation package using PVM on a network
of workstations which are connected by ethernet. We have done some measurements,
mainly with different grid partitioning strategies. Unfortunately we cannot
detect from the data why one strategy is best in one situation and another strategy in another situation.

Thanks,
	Edwin Vollebregt

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