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HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Master/Slave Computing on the Grid
Resource selection is fundamental to the performance of master/slave applications. In this paper, we address the problem of promoting performance for distributed master/slave appl...
Gary Shao, Francine Berman, Richard Wolski
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Fast and Effective Task Scheduling in Heterogeneous Systems
Recently, we presented two very low-cost approaches to compile-time list scheduling where the tasks’ priorities are computed statically or dynamically, respectively. For homogen...
Andrei Radulescu, Arjan J. C. van Gemund
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Heterogeneity as Key Feature of High Performance Computing: the PQE1 Prototype
In this work we present the results of a project aimed at assembling an hybrid massively parallel machine, the PQE1 prototype, devoted to the simulation of complex physical models...
Paolo Palazzari, Lidia Arcipiani, Massimo Celino, ...
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Evaluation of PAMS' Adaptive Management Services
Management of large-scale parallel and distributed applications is an extremely complex task due to factors such as centralized management architectures, lack of coordination and ...
Yoonhee Kim, Salim Hariri, Muhamad Djunaedi
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
A Cost/Benefit Model for Dynamic Resource Sharing
Dimitrios Katramatos, Deepak Saxena, Nehal Mehta, ...
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
A Heuristic Algorithm for Mapping Communicating Tasks on Heterogeneous Resources
A heuristic algorithm that maps data-processing tasks onto heterogeneous resources (i.e., processors and links of various capacities) is presented. The algorithm tries to achieve ...
Kenjiro Taura, Andrew A. Chien
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Reliable Cluster Computing with a New Checkpointing RAID-x Architecture
In a serverless cluster of PCs or workstations, the cluster must allow remote file accesses or parallel I/O directly performed over disks distributed to all client nodes. We intro...
Kai Hwang, Hai Jin, Roy S. C. Ho, Wonwoo Ro
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Combining Workstations and Supercomputers to Support Grid Applications: The Parallel Tomography Experience
Computational Grids are becoming an increasingly important and powerful platform for the execution of largescale, resource-intensive applications. However, it remains a challenge ...
Shava Smallen, Walfredo Cirne, Jaime Frey, Francin...
HCW
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Fast Heterogeneous Binary Data Interchange
Dramatic increasesin availablewide-area bandwidth have driven event-basedmonitoring to new heights. Monitoring services are widely used in today's distributed laboratories, w...
Greg Eisenhauer, Lynn K. Daley