Journal Article

PreJuSER-3225

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png QPACE: Quantum Chromodynamics Parallel Computing on the Cell Broadband Engine

Goldrian, G. ; Huth, T. ; Krill, B. ; Lauritsen, J. ; Schick, H. ; Ouda, I. ; Heybrock, S. ; Hierl, D. ; Maurer, T. ; Meyer, N. ; Schäfer, A. ; Solbrig, S. ; Streuer, T. ; Wettig, T. ; Pleiter, D. ; Sulanke, K.-H. ; Winter, F. ; Simma, H. ; Schifano, S. F. ; Tripiccione, R. ; Nobile, A. ; Drochner, M.FZJ* ; Lippert, T.FZJ* ; Fodor, Z.

2008
Inst. College Park, Md.

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Abstract: Application-driven computers for Lattice Gauge Theory simulations have often been based on system-on-chip designs, but the development costs can be prohibitive for academic project budgets. An alternative approach uses compute nodes based on a commercial processor tightly coupled to a custom-designed network processor. Preliminary analysis shows that this solution offers good performance, but it also entails several challenges, including those arising from the processor's multicore structure and from implementing the network processor on a field-programmable gate array.

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Note: QPACE is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through the SFB/TR-55 framework and by IBM. We gratefully acknowledge important contributions to QPACE by Eurotech (Italy) and Knurr (Germany).

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)
2. Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance - Simulation Sciences (JARA-SIM)

Research Program(s):

1. Scientific Computing (P41)

Appears in the scientific report 2008

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