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A methodology for user-oriented scalability analysis
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Author:
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Royo Vallés, María Dolores; Valero García, Miguel; González Colás, Antonio María; Marí, Carme
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Arquitectura de Computadors; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CAP - Grup de Computació d'Altes Prestacions; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ARCO - Microarquitectura i Compiladors |
Abstract:
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Scalability analysis provides information about the effectiveness of increasing the number of resources of a parallel system. Several methods have been proposed which use different approaches to provide this information. This paper presents a family of analysis methods oriented to the user. The methods in this family should assist the user in estimating the benefits when increasing the system size. The key issue in the proposal is the appropriate combination of a scaling model, which reflects the way the users utilize an increasing number of resources, and a figure of merit that the user wants to improve with the larger system. Another important element in the proposal is the approach to characterize the scalability, which enables quick visual analyses and comparisons. Finally, three concrete examples of methods belonging to the proposed family are introduced in this paper. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors -Parallel algorithms -Parallel processing (Electronic computers) -User-oriented scalability analysis -Scaling model -Visual analyses -Parallel architectures -Algorismes paral·lels -Processament en paral·lel (Ordinadors) |
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Article - Published version Conference Object |
Published by:
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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