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In this paper we describe the design and implementation of a C++ based Common Component Architecture (CCA) framework, XCAT-C++. It can efficiently marshal and unmarshal large data sets, and provides the necessary modules and hooks in the framework to meet the requirements of distributed scientific applications. XCAT-C++ uses a high-performance multi-protocol library so that the appropriate communication protocol is employed for each pair of interacting components. Scientific applications can dynamically switch to a suitable communication protocol to maximize effective throughput. XCAT-C++ component layering imposes minimal overhead and application components can achieve highly efficient throughput for large data sets commonly used in scientific computing. It has a suite of tools to aid application developers including a flexible code generation toolkit and a python scripting interface. XCAT-C++ provides the means for application developers to leverage the efficacy of the CCA component model to manage the complexity of their distributed scientific simulations.
Supported in part by NSF grants CNS-0454298 and IIS-0414981.
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Govindaraju, M., Head, M.R., Chiu, K. (2005). XCAT-C++: Design and Performance of a Distributed CCA Framework. In: Bader, D.A., Parashar, M., Sridhar, V., Prasanna, V.K. (eds) High Performance Computing – HiPC 2005. HiPC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3769. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11602569_30
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