The Penalty of Context-Switch Time in Distributed Computing

Abstract

Context-switch time is a significant cost in distributed computing, affecting through-put and response time. We report statistics gathered for a large network of Sun 2's, Sun 3's and DEC VAX computers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203276

Entities

People

  • Bill O. Gallmeister
  • Mark C. Davis

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Distributed Computing
  • Ethernet
  • Frequency
  • Networks
  • North Carolina
  • Operating Systems
  • Statistics
  • Switches
  • Switching

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

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  • Computer Science.
  • Regression Analysis.