User-process communication performance in networks of computers

User-process communication performance in networks of computers

The authors present a study of the performance achieved by user processes when using the IPC mechanisms as implemented in Berkeley Unix 4.2BSD in Ethernet based environments. The authors assess not only the impact that different processors, network hardware interfaces, and Ethernets have on the comm...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 38 - 53
Main Authors: Cabrera, L.-F., Hunter, E., Karels, M.J., Hosher, D.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY IEEE 01-01-1988
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects:
Application software
Applied sciences
Communication
Computer networks
Computer science
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Computers
Distributed processing
Ethernet
Ethernet networks
Exact sciences and technology
Hardware
Implementations
Intelligent networks
Laboratories
Load
Operating systems
Protocol
Protocols
Software
Statistical analysis
Telecommunication network reliability
Timing
Workloads
UNIX system
Communicating process
Computer network
Transmission protocol
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Summary:The authors present a study of the performance achieved by user processes when using the IPC mechanisms as implemented in Berkeley Unix 4.2BSD in Ethernet based environments. The authors assess not only the impact that different processors, network hardware interfaces, and Ethernets have on the communication across machines, but also the effect of the loading of the hosts and communication media that participate in the interprocess communication mechanism. The measurements highlight the ultimate bounds on performance that may be achieved by user process applications communicating across machines, and serve as a guide in designing performance-critical applications. A detailed timing analysis is presented of the dynamic behavior of the TCP/IP and the UDP/IP network communication protocols' implementation in Berkeley Unix 4.2BSD.< >
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ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/32.4621