In:
ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Vol. 45, No. 1 ( 2011-02-18), p. 34-44
Abstract:
This paper presents the architecture and motivation for a clusterbased, many-core computing architecture for energy-efficient, dataintensive computing. FAWN, a Fast Array of Wimpy Nodes, consists of a large number of slower but efficient nodes coupled with low-power storage. We present the computing trends that motivate a FAWN-like approach, for CPU, memory, and storage. We follow with a set of microbenchmarks to explore under what workloads these FAWN nodes perform well (or perform poorly), and briefly examine scenarios in which both code and algorithms may need to be re-designed or optimized to perform well on an efficient platform. We conclude with an outline of the longer-term implications of FAWN that lead us to select a tightly integrated stacked chip and-memory architecture for future FAWN development.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0163-5980
DOI:
10.1145/1945023.1945029
Language:
English
Publisher:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication Date:
2011
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243805-7
