A distributed join algorithm for the grid file in the hypercube multicomputer system /

Abstract: "This paper presents a parallel join algorithm for the grid file on the shared-nothing, hypercube multicomputer system. We first suggest a method for distributing buckets of a grid file into a hypercube multicomputer. It is called recursively halving assignment by which balanced dis...

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Main Author: Kim, Taeyoung
Other Authors: Kim, Junguk L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University, Computer Science Dept., [1993]
Series:Technical report (Texas A & M University. Computer Science Department) ; 93-042.
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Summary:Abstract: "This paper presents a parallel join algorithm for the grid file on the shared-nothing, hypercube multicomputer system. We first suggest a method for distributing buckets of a grid file into a hypercube multicomputer. It is called recursively halving assignment by which balanced distribution of buckets is guaranteed. We then propose a fully distributed algorithm to be used for joining two grid files. Unlike an existing centralized algorithm, a coordinator is not necessary in our approach, which collects and broadcasts records of a group. Instead, every node participates in exchanging records of a group with its related cube neighbors in a fully distributed manner. In this way, scalability can be achieved with a large number of processing nodes.
Performance analysis shows us that our algorithm outperforms the centralized one due to low communication overhead."
Item Description:Cover title.
Physical Description:25 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.