Design and analysis of load distribution strategies with start-up costs in scheduling divisible loads on distributed networks

Authors:
V Bharadwaj;Li Xiaolin; Chi Chung Ko
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260;Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260;Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
Venue:
Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
Year:
2000

Citing 15
Cited 2

Assignment problems in parallel and distributed computing

Assignment problems in parallel and distributed computing
Parallel and distributed computation: numerical methods

Parallel and distributed computation: numerical methods
Mapping Computer-Vision-Related Tasks onto Reconfigurable Parallel-Processing Systems

Computer
Reconfigurable mesh algorithms for the Hough transform

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Distributed computation with communication delays: asymptotic performance analysis

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Performance and Scalability of Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Methods on Parallel Computers

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Optimal Task Assignment in Homogeneous Networks

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Scheduling Divisible Loads in Parallel and Distributed Systems

Scheduling Divisible Loads in Parallel and Distributed Systems
Performance Metrics: Keeping the Focus on Runtime

IEEE Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Technology
Implications of Classical Scheduling Results for Real-Time Systems

Computer
Optimal Sequencing and Arrangement in Distributed Single-Level Tree Networks with Communication Delays

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Optimizing Computing Costs Using Divisible Load Analysis

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Collection-Aware Optimum Sequencing of Operations and Closed-Form Solutions for the Distribution of a Divisible Load on Arbitrary Processor Trees

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Multiprocessor Scheduling of Processes with Release Times, Deadlines, Precedence, and Exclusion Relations

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Research: Effect of fault tolerance and communication delay on response time in a multiprocessor system with a bus topology

Computer Communications

Divisible Load Theory: A New Paradigm for Load Scheduling in Distributed Systems

Cluster Computing
A generalized linear programming based approach to optimal divisible load scheduling

ICDCIT'06 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.98

Visualization

Abstract

Optimal distribution of divisible loads in bus and linear networks is considered in this paper. The problem of minimizing the processing time is investigated by including all the overhead components that could penalize the performance of the system, in addition to the inherent communication and computation delays. In the case of bus networks, closed-form solutions for the processing time are derived and the influence of overheads on the optimal processing time is analyzed. For the first time in this domain of research, the concept of sequencing is realized for the case of bus networks. Through rigorous analysis, an optimal sequence to distribute the load among the processors is identified, whenever it exists. In the case when such an optimal sequence fails to exist, we present an O(m) greedy algorithm to obtain a suboptimal sequence based on some important properties of the overhead factors. In the case of linear networks, we consider two different scenarios, namely, when the processors are equipped with front-end and when they are not equipped with front-end. As in the case of bus networks, here too, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of optimal processing time are derived and performance study is carried out. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the concepts.