Scalable computing and communications: Theory and practice

丛 书 名：Wiley series on parallel and distributed computing

作     者：Samee Ullah Khan Albert Y H Zomaya Lizhe Wang 

I S B N：(纸本) 9781118162651 

出 版 社：John Wiley & Sons  Inc 

出 版 年：2013年

学科分类：12[管理学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 08[工学] 081201[工学-计算机系统结构] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

摘      要：Reviews the latest advances in the all-important field of scalable computingIn telecommunications and software engineering, scalability is the ability of a system, network, or process to either handle growing amounts of work in a graceful manner or be enlarged to accommodate that growth. It is a desirable property for many scientific, industrial, and business applications and an important feature for *** immersive book summarizes the latest research achievements in the field of scalable computing and covers new topics that have emerged recently on computing and communications, such as unconventional computing, green and sustainable computing, cloud and volunteer computing, and more. Filled with contributions from world-renowned engineers, researchers, and IT professionals in diverse areas, Scalable Computing and Communications covers:Circuit and component designOperating systemsGreen computingNetwork-on-chip paradigmsComputational gridsHigh-performance computingSoftwareNetworking in scalable computing and mobile computingNext-generation networkingCloud computingPeer-to-peer systemsScalable Computing and Communications is well organized with basic concepts, software infrastructure and middleware, and applications and systems. Filled with numerous case studies, figures, and tables, it is a valuable book that offers great insight into future trends and emerging topics for professionals and students in the field.