TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative evaluation of high-performance file transfer systems for data-intensive grid applications
AU - Anglano, Cosimo
AU - Canonico, Massimo
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The ability of transferring very large files in the shortest amount of time is crucial for data-intensive Grid applications. Experimental evidence has shown that the mere availability of high-capacity wide-area networks is not sufficient to obtain adequate performance if vanilla TCP is used to transport data. Consequently, many alternative solutions are being explored, and a variety of data transfer tools have appeared. In this paper we experimentally compare some of these tools in various network scenarios. Our results show that solutions based on UDP, adopting rate-based algorithms, result in better performance than other alternatives in most cases, while solutions based on TCP are effective only under specific circumstances.
AB - The ability of transferring very large files in the shortest amount of time is crucial for data-intensive Grid applications. Experimental evidence has shown that the mere availability of high-capacity wide-area networks is not sufficient to obtain adequate performance if vanilla TCP is used to transport data. Consequently, many alternative solutions are being explored, and a variety of data transfer tools have appeared. In this paper we experimentally compare some of these tools in various network scenarios. Our results show that solutions based on UDP, adopting rate-based algorithms, result in better performance than other alternatives in most cases, while solutions based on TCP are effective only under specific circumstances.
KW - Data-intensive Grid applications
KW - File transfer tools
KW - High Bandwidth-Delay-Product Networks
KW - PlanetLab
KW - TCP and UDP
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=10444261336&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:10444261336
SN - 1524-4547
VL - 13
SP - 283
EP - 288
JO - Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WET ICE
JF - Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WET ICE
T2 - Proceedings - Thirteenth IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WET ICE 2004
Y2 - 14 June 2004 through 16 June 2004
ER -