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Distributed Computing Network of Workstations (NOW)

Explore the Distributed Computing Network of Workstations (NOW) model for the 21st century. This computational approach leverages independent computational units for large-scale, reliable, and scalable computing. Discover the convergence of new technologies in networking, computing, memory storage, and disk storage. Address the challenges of high-performance networks and massive computing problems. Learn about the ETTCA at NASA's Regional Technology Transfer Center.

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Distributed Computing Network of Workstations (NOW)

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  1. Distributed ComputingNetwork of Workstations(NOW) The Computational Model for the 21st Century National Technology Grid Ken Dozier - USCETTC now.ppt

  2. Distributed Computing • Attempts to utilize the combined resources of independent computational units • Old idea, New Money - $300 M NSF • Provides • large computing resource • reliability • scalability • Price to Performance now.ppt

  3. Convergence of New Technologies • Networking • NGI, • ATM, Wireless ATM, Smart Switches • Computing • Large PC market, 2X every year • Memory Storage • Faster, Cheaper, 4X every 3 years • Disk Storage • Bigger, Cheaper, 4X every 3 years now.ppt

  4. Network Cache 10% SlowerThan Full Memory Program now.ppt

  5. High Performance Network now.ppt

  6. Massive Problem • 26 Billion Floating Point Operations • 3.9 Gigabytes of Input • 51 Megabytes of Output • Compare 16 Node Gray $30 M • To 256 Node IBM RS6000 $4 M • 10X price to performance now.ppt

  7. Better, Faster, Cheaper now.ppt

  8. ETTCA NASA Regional Technology Transfer Center usc.edu/dept/NASA now.ppt

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