The eXtensible Data Model and Format: A High Performance Data Hub for Connecting Parallel Codes and Tools

Abstract

The eXtensible Data Model and Format (XDMF) provides a performance friendly system to integrate high performance computing (HPC) codes, analysis tools, and user interfaces into a single end user application. Based on industry standards, XDMF allows codes to exist in a modem computing environment with minimal modification. Instead of imposing a new programming paradigm on HPC codes, XDMF uses the existing concept of file input/output (I/O) for distributed coordination. XDMF incorporates Network Distributed Global Memory (NDGM), Hierarchical Data Format version 5 (HDF5), and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to provide a flexible yet efficient data exchange mechanism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393153

Entities

People

  • Jerry A. Clarke
  • Raju Namburu

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Environment
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Graphical User Interface
  • High Performance Computing
  • Language
  • Markup Languages
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Scripting Languages
  • Standards
  • Storage
  • User Interface
  • Xml

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development