Scheduling approaches for parameter sweep applications in a heterogeneous distributed environment

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2010
Karaduman, Gülşah
In this thesis, the focus is on the development of scheduling algorithms for Sim-PETEK which is a framework for parallel and distributed execution of simulations. Since it is especially designed for running parameter sweep applications in a heterogeneous distributed computational environment, multi-round and adaptive scheduling approaches are followed. Five different scheduling algorithms are designed and evaluated for scheduling purposes of Sim-PETEK. Development of these algorithms are arranged in a way that a newly developed algorithm provides extensions over the previously developed and evaluated ones. Evaluation of the scheduling algorithms is handled by running a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) simulation over Sim-PETEK in a heterogeneous distributed computational system formed in TUBITAK UEKAE ILTAREN. This evaluation not only makes comparisons among the scheduling algorithms but it also and rates them in terms of the optimality principle of divisible load theory which mentions that in order to obtain optimal processing time all the processors used in the computation must stop at the same time. Furthermore, this study adapts a scheduling approach, which uses statistical calibration, from literature to Sim-PETEK and makes an assessment between this approach and the most optimal scheduling approach among the five algorithms that have been previously evaluated. The approach which is found to be the most efficient is utilized as the Sim-PETEK scheduler.

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G. Karaduman, “Scheduling approaches for parameter sweep applications in a heterogeneous distributed environment,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.