Ethernet White Papers
Communication Performance Over a Gigabit Ethernet Network
Overview Cluster computing imposes heavy demands on the communication network. Gigabit Ethernet technology can provide the required bandwidth to meet these demands. However, it has also shifted the communication bottleneck from network media to protocol processing. This paper presents an overview of Gigabit Ethernet technology and study the end-to-end Gigabit Ethernet communication bandwidth and latency. Performances graphs are collected using NetPipe which clearly show the performance characteristics of TCP/IP over Gigabit Ethernet. These indicate the impact of a number of factors such as processor speeds, network adaptors, versions of the Linux Kernel and device drivers, and TCP/IP tuning on the performance of Gigabit Ethernet between two Pentium II/350 PCs.
| Publisher | Kent State University | File Format | |
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| Date Published | February 2000 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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