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Most MPI optimization tools do not yet employ MPI_T and only describe the interactions between an application and an MPI library, thus requiring that users have expert knowledge to translate this information into optimizations. In contrast, MPI Advisor, a recently developed, easy-to-use methodology and tool for MPI performance optimization, pioneered the use of information provided by MPI_T to characterize the communication behaviors of an application and identify an MPI configuration that may enhance application performance. In addition to enabling the recommendation of performance optimizations, MPI_T has the potential to enable automatic runtime application of these optimizations. 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