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A simple bridging model for high-performance computing

Chong Li, Gaétan Hains

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This paper introduces the Scatter-Gather parallel-programming and parallel execution model in the form of a simple imperative language named SGL. Its design is based on experience with Bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) programming and BSP languages. SGL's novel features are motivated by the last decade's move to multi-level and heterogeneous parallel architectures involving multi-core processors, graphics accelerators and hierarchical routing networks. The design of SGL is coherent with Valiant's Multi-BSP while offering a programming interface even simpler than the primitives of Bulk-Synchronous parallel ML (BSML). SGL appears to cover a large subset of all BSP algorithms while avoiding complex message-passing programming. It allows automatic load balancing and like all BSP-inspired systems, predictable, portable and scalable performance.

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This paper introduces the Scatter-Gather parallel-programming and parallel execution model in the form of a simple imperative language named SGL. Its design is based on experience with Bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) programming and BSP languages. SGL's novel features are motivated by the last decade's move to multi-level and heterogeneous parallel architectures involving multi-core processors, graphics accelerators and hierarchical routing networks. The design of SGL is coherent with Valiant's Multi-BSP while offering a programming interface even simpler than the primitives of Bulk-Synchronous parallel ML (BSML). SGL appears to cover a large subset of all BSP algorithms while avoiding complex message-passing programming. It allows automatic load balancing and like all BSP-inspired systems, predictable, portable and scalable performance.

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This paper introduces the Scatter-Gather parallel-programming and parallel execution model in the form of a simple imperative language named SGL. Its design is based on experience with Bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) programming and BSP languages. SGL's novel features are motivated by the last decade's move to multi-level and heterogeneous parallel architectures involving multi-core processors, graphics accelerators and hierarchical routing networks. The design of SGL is coherent with Valiant's Multi-BSP while offering a programming interface even simpler than the primitives of Bulk-Synchronous parallel ML (BSML). SGL appears to cover a large subset of all BSP algorithms while avoiding complex message-passing programming. It allows automatic load balancing and like all BSP-inspired systems, predictable, portable and scalable performance.

Key concepts: Computer science, Scalability, Parallel computing, Bridging (networking), Simple (philosophy), Load balancing (electrical power), Bulk synchronous parallel, Programming paradigm

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