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Iterative Dynamic Load Balancing in Multicomputers

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Dynamic load balancing in multicomputers can improve the utilization of processors and the efficiency of parallel computations through migrating the workload across processors at runtime. We present a survey and critique of dynamic load balancing strategies that are iterative: that is, workload migration is carried out through transferring processes across nearest neighbour processors. Iterative strategies have become prominent in recent years because of the increaasing popularity of point-to-point interconnection networks for multicomputers.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong,

    Cheng-Zhong Xu & Francis C. M. Lau

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Xu, CZ., Lau, F. Iterative Dynamic Load Balancing in Multicomputers. J Oper Res Soc 45, 786–796 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1994.122

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