Scaling Radio Astronomy Signal Correlation on Heterogeneous Supercomputers Using Various Data Distribution Methodologies
arXiv:1305.5639 · doi:10.1007/s10686-013-9340-7
Abstract
Next generation radio telescopes will require orders of magnitude more computing power to provide a view of the universe with greater sensitivity. In the initial stages of the signal processing flow of a radio telescope, signal correlation is one of the largest challenges in terms of handling huge data throughput and intensive computations. We implemented a GPU cluster based software correlator with various data distribution models and give a systematic comparison based on testing results obtained using the Fornax supercomputer. By analyzing the scalability and throughput of each model, optimal approaches are identified across a wide range of problem sizes, covering the scale of next generation telescopes.
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