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Using the ALDY load distribution system for PVM applications

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Load distribution is an important topic for parallel applications in distributed systems. PVM supports programming of parallel applications on distributed systems. But it does not provide load distribution among processes of a parallel program. In this paper the adaptive load distribution system ALDY is introduced. ALDY is a library of functions that provides basic mechanisms for load distribution and a collection of load distribution strategies. It can easily be used for PVM applications. This is demonstrated by an example.

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  1. Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Orleansstr. 34, D-81667, München, Germany

    Claudia Gold & Thomas Schnekenburger

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Arndt Bode Jack Dongarra Thomas Ludwig Vaidy Sunderam

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Gold, C., Schnekenburger, T. (1996). Using the ALDY load distribution system for PVM applications. In: Bode, A., Dongarra, J., Ludwig, T., Sunderam, V. (eds) Parallel Virtual Machine — EuroPVM '96. EuroPVM 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1156. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540617795_35

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