Network Computing Laboratory
Overview
- Located in the east end of PHO307
Courses Supported
- EC441
Description
- The Network Computing Laboratory studies interconnection network topologies; routing, network flow control, and deadlocks in multicomputer networks; multicast and broadcast, fault-tolerance in interconnection networks; modules for realization (nodes and routers); performance metrics and scalability; message passing interference, protocols and programming, scalable coherent interfact (SCI), and distributed shared memory; network of workstations (NOW), case studies of high performance scalable networks, and cluster computing.
Hardware
- 6 Dell Optiplex 280 desktops
- 2.2 GHz Pentium 4 processors
- 512 MB RAM
- Windows XP
- Independent Ethernet and 802.11g wireless networks act as sandboxes
- 2 Cisco 3950 level 2 switches
- Linksys wireless Router
Software
- NS-2 Network Simulator
- OPNET
Faculty
Starobinski
Contact Staff
Goebel