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%T An Evaluation of Inter\-Switch Connections db_connect: Could not connect to paper db at "wotug@dragon.kent.ac.uk"
%A Hans Henrik Happe, Brian Vinter db_connect: Could not connect to paper db at "wotug@dragon.kent.ac.uk"
%E Ian R. East, David Duce, Mark Green, Jeremy M. R. Martin, Peter H. Welch %B Communicating Process Architectures 2004 %X In very large clusters it is not possible to get Ethernet switches that are large enough to support the whole cluster, thus a configuration with multiple switches are needed. This work seeks to evaluate the interconnection strategies for a new 300+ CPU cluster at the University of Southern Denmark. The focal point is a very inexpensive switch from D\-Link which unfortunately offers only 24 Gb ports. We investigate different inter\-switch connections and their impact at application level.