Parallel program execution time with message consolidation

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PATENT NO 5781787
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08426805

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In distributed memory multiprocessors, communication between processing elements (PEs) can have a significant impact on the overall computation time. In addition, contention for the communication links can often make PEs wait even longer for a message than would normally be required. Because of this, it is important to minimize the effects of inter-processor communication time. The present invention reduces the execution time of a parallel program by merging messages (also called message combining, or message consolidation) after the program has already been partitioned and scheduled onto the PEs. The data from two (or more) messages are combined and sent in a single communication by locating sections of the system where a merge will affect the overall execution time, and determining before the merge takes place whether it will positively or negatively affect the system.

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LORAL FEDERAL SYSTEMS COMPANYFSC HQ/MS LEGAL DEPARTMENT 6600 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHESDA MD 20817

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ghose, Kanad Vestal, NY 45 1115
Shafer, Stephen Ray Endicott, NY 2 49

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