Computing networks : from cluster to cloud computing /

• Other Authors: Vicat-Blanc, Pascale
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ISTE ; 2011.; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer networks.; COMPUTERS > Data Transmission Systems > General.; COMPUTERS > Networking > Vendor Specific.; Electronic books.

"Computing Networks" explores the core of the new distributed computing infrastructures we are using today: the networking systems of clusters, grids and clouds. It helps network designers and distributed-application developers and users to better understand the technologies, specificities...

Table of Contents:

• From multiprocessor computers to the clouds
• Utilization of network computing technologies
• Specificities of computing networks
• The challenge of latency in computing clusters
• The challenge of throughput and distance
• Measuring end-to-end performances
• Optical technology and grids
• Bandwidth on demand
• Security of computing networks
• Practical guide for the configuration of high-speed networks
• Conclusion: from grids to the future internet.