Title
Scalable Load Balancing Techniques For Parallel Computers
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Parallel Distrib. Comput.
Keywords
HEURISTIC-SEARCH; Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Abstract
In this paper we analyze the scalability of a number of load balancing algorithms which can be applied to problems that have the following characteristics: the work done by a processor can be partitioned into independent work pieces; the work pieces are of highly variable sizes; and it is not possible (or very difficult) to estimate the size of total work at a given processor. Such problems require a load balancing scheme that distributes the work dynamically among different processors. Our goal here is to determine the most scalable load balancing schemes for different architectures such as hypercube, mesh, and network of workstations. For each of these architectures, we establish lower bounds on the scalability of any possible load balancing scheme. We present the scalability analysis of a number of load balancing schemes that have not been analyzed before. This gives us valuable insights into their relative performance for different problem and architectural characteristics. For each of these architectures, we are able to determine near optimal load balancing schemes. Results obtained from implementation of these schemes in the context of the Tautology Verification problem on the Ncube/2 (a trademark of the Ncube Corporation) multicomputer are used to validate our theoretical results for the hypercube architecture. These results also demonstrate the accuracy and viability of our framework for scalability analysis. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
Journal Title
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Volume
22
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
60
Last Page
79
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0743-7315
Recommended Citation
"Scalable Load Balancing Techniques For Parallel Computers" (1994). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 1093.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/1093
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