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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Jennie Palmer, Emeritus Professor Isi Mitrani
We consider the problem of how best to structure and control a distributed computer system containing many processors. The performance trade-offs associated with different tree structures are evaluated approximately by applying appropriate queueing models. It is shown that, for a given set of parameters and job distribution policy, there is an optimal tree structure that minimizes the overall average response time. This is obtained numerically through comparison of average response times. A simple heuristic policy is shown to perform well under certain conditions.
Author(s): Palmer J, Mitrani I
Publication type: Report
Publication status: Published
Series Title: School of Computing Science Technical Report Series
Year: 2004
Pages: 10
Print publication date: 01/11/2004
Source Publication Date: November 2004
Report Number: 866
Institution: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne
URL: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/publications/trs/papers/866.pdf
