Title :
Communication aspect of parallel distributed algorithms on a cluster of workstations using the RPC
Author :
Yusof, S.B. ; Rogers, G.J. ; Szabados, B. ; Alden, R.T.H.
Author_Institution :
Power Res. Lab., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, communication aspects of Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) technique for parallel, distributed computation are discussed. To investigate these aspects, algorithm for backward/forward solution of linear systems that are normally encountered in power systems analysis is implemented on a cluster of workstations. Three scheduling techniques are discussed and their effects on communications and execution speed are analyzed
Keywords :
distributed processing; network operating systems; parallel algorithms; remote procedure calls; scheduling; backward/forward solution; execution speed; linear systems; parallel distributed algorithms; power systems analysis; remote procedure calls; scheduling techniques; workstations cluster; Clustering algorithms; Concurrent computing; Distributed algorithms; Distributed computing; Linear systems; Network servers; Power system analysis computing; Power system planning; Sparse matrices; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1993. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2416-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1993.332386
