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The PROOF Distributed Parallel Analysis Framework based on ROOT

Year: 2003

Type: preprint

Abstract: The development of the Parallel ROOT Facility, PROOF, enables a physicist to analyze and understand much larger data sets on a shorter time scale. It makes use of the inherent parallelism in event data and implements an architecture that optimizes I/O and CPU utilization in heterogeneous clusters with distributed storage. The system provides transparent and interactive access to gigabytes today. Being part of the ROOT framework PROOF inherits the benefits of a performant object storage system and a wealth of statistical and visualization tools. This paper describes the key principles of the PROOF architecture and the implementation of the system. We will illustrate its features using a simple example and present measurements of the scalability of the system. Finally we will discuss how PROOF can be interfaced and make use of the different Grid solutions.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.physics/0306110

Authors: Ballintijn, Maarten, Brun, Rene, Rademakers, Fons, Roland, Gunther

Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, European Organization for Nuclear Research

Language: English

Topic: Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: Collaborative Research/ITR on Multi Cluster Parallel Analysis Tool Based on ROOT

OpenAlex ID: W2136904218

Cites: 1

Cited by: 45

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