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Status and projections of the NAS programNASA's Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) Program has completed development of the initial operating configuration of the NAS Processing System Network (NPSN). This is the first milestone in the continuing and pathfinding effort to provide state-of-the-art supercomputing for aeronautics research and development. The NPSN, available to a nation-wide community of remote users, provides a uniform UNIX environment over a network of host computers ranging from the Cray-2 supercomputer to advanced scientific workstations. This system, coupled with a vendor-independent base of common user interface and network software, presents a new paradigm for supercomputing environments. Background leading to the NAS program, its programmatic goals and strategies, technical goals and objectives, and the development activities leading to the current NPSN configuration are presented. Program status, near-term plans, and plans for the next major milestone, the extended operating configuration, are also discussed.
Document ID
19870015491
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Bailey, Frank R. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1986
Subject Category
Computer Systems
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-88339
NAS 1.15:88339
A-86325
Accession Number
87N24924
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 536-10-11
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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