Scalable and Reliable File Transfer for Clusters Using Multicast.

<p>A <em>cluster</em> is a group of computing resources that are connected by a single computer network and are managed as a single system. Clusters potentially have three key advantages over workstations operated in isolation—<em>fault tolerance, load balancing and support for distributed computing</em>.</p> <p>Information sharing among the cluster’s resources affects all phases of cluster administration. The thesis describes a new tool for distributing files within clusters. This tool, the Scalable and Reliable File Transfer Tool (SRFTT), uses Forward Error Correction (FEC) and multiple multicast channels to achieve an efficient reliable file transfer, relative to heterogeneous clusters. SRFTT achieves scalability by avoiding feedback from the receivers. Tests show that, for large files, retransmitting recovery information on multiple multicast channels gives significant performance gains when compared to a single retransmission channel.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer and Information Science

Year dc:date.issued

2002

Author dc:creator

• Shukla, Hardik Dikpal

• multicast
• cluster
• scalable
• file
• reliable
• Computer Sciences
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/686

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1843