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In this paper we present our vision of a software architecture that faces up to these challenges, and a simulation framework that we have used to experiment with our ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .asset-content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Gene\/L supercomputer will use system-on-a-chip integration and a highly scalable cellular architecture to deliver 360 Teraflops of peak computing power.With 65,536 compute nodes, Blue Gene\/L represents a new level of scalability for parallel system, with specific challenges in the areas of scalability, maintenance and usability. 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