Applications
The SciSnet library provides basic functions to communicate with multiple
machines on a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). The
Internet also can be used, but transfer rate is dependent on traffic loads.
The data rate of the communication is always determined by the network
connectivity and traffic load. Any pair of machines using the SciSnet
library can obtain very substantial transfer rates. The library allows
multiple parallel packet transfers between two or among many machines.
Distributor or communtator type applications are supported. With such
configurations, it is possible to have a data generator or gatherer machine
provide data streams to multiple processor machines, taking advantage of
parallel data processing.
Product Highlights
The SciSnet Sockets Communication Library Version 7.0 provides a FORTRAN
and C/C++ Win32 TCP/IP socket API interface for Windows systems. SciSnet is
released as a library of FORTRAN or C/C++ callable routines, which allow
users to design network communications applications for machine-to-machine
high-speed packet transfers using the sockets API. Network media such as USB,
FDDI, and Ethernet (10/100), configured for TCP/IP operation are supported.
Performance on a 100 mbs Ethernet has been measured at 80 mbs.
Routines included in the SciSnet library are:
NETCLS Close network connection
NETDTM Get local date and time
NETFLS Flush network message buffers
NETOPN Open network connection
NETREC Receive a message
NETSND Send a message
NETSRV Manage local network server
NETSTS Report on network connection status
NETSUS Suspend execution
The SciSnet Sockets Communication Library Version 7.0 is released in two
forms, one that can be used with FORTRAN compilers and one that can be used
with C/C++ compilers. Included with the SciSnet is a user manual. SciSnet
V7.0 is compatible with Microsoft Windows Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT,
Win2000, and WinXP for the following compilers:
Fortran compilers:
- SciSnet for Absoft Pro FORTRAN V8.0
- SciSnet for Compaq Visual FORTRAN V6.6
- SciSnet for Intel Fortran V8.0
- SciSnet for Lahey FORTRAN 95 Pro V5.7
- SciSnet for Lahey FORTRAN 95 Express V5.7
- SciSnet for Lahey FORTRAN V7.1
C/C++ compilers:
- SciSnet for Microsoft Visual C/C++ V6.0
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