LHC@home

> ...i have read that there will be a BIG grid analyzing all the data that LHC
> will produce. But will it be some distributed computing project (like the
> LHC@Home) helping with that?
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Grid computing is different than Boinc computing.
Grid makes your computer a small processor in a much bigger computer,
http://www.grid.org


Boinc is project based with specific work units which take X hours to complete. I think grid works by making your PC a computing unit that processes smaller computing units in shorter time.

This link shows more info about the Cern grid
http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/03-may/o33cern.html

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I'm not the LHC Alex. Just a number cruncher like everyone else here.

Both grid computing and BOINC (LHC@home) are very useful at the LHC.
Grid typically has large clusters with hundreds or even thousands of dedicated
CPUs to solve problems. More information:

http://gridcafe.web.cern.ch/gridcafe/
http://www.nordugrid.org/
(state of this grid: http://www.nordugrid.org/monitor/loadmon.php)
http://lcg.web.cern.ch/LCG/
http://egee-intranet.web.cern.ch/egee-intranet/gateway.html

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