Second International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing
Proposal of an Analytical Solution for the Load Imbalance Problem in Parallel Systems
Ljubljana, Slovenia
October 13-October 14
ISBN: 0-7695-2069-3
Mohamed Nour, The Electronics Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Samir Shaheen, The Faculty of Engineering Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Nadia Hegazy, The Electronics Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
In this paper, a parallel dynamic load balancing algorithm; which offers a good trade-off between the balancing degree and communication costs; is proposed. The proposed algorithm is analyzed, investigated, and implemented. Also, a new mathematical solution for that algorithm is presented. The analytical solution is tested on standard task graphs (STG) as common test-bed benchmarks. All the different parameters concerned with processors, memory, interconnection networks, and task programs are also presented. The new proposed algorithm is compared and evaluated with a traditional dynamic load balancing one. Experimental results are presented by considering a set of criteria for evaluating the overall performance. Simulation and analytical results proved that the proposed algorithm outperforms the chosen one.
Index Terms:
Load Distribution, Rescheduling, Message Passing Systems, Standard Task Graphs, and Analytical Modeling
Citation:
Mohamed Nour, Samir Shaheen, Ghada F. El-Kabbany, Nadia Hegazy, "Proposal of an Analytical Solution for the Load Imbalance Problem in Parallel Systems," ispdc, pp.170, Second International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing, 2003