Title :
Zoltan data management services for parallel dynamic applications
Author :
Devine, Karen ; Boman, Erik ; Heaphy, Robert ; Hendrickson, Bruce ; Vaughan, Courtenay
Abstract :
The Zoltan library is a collection of data management services for parallel, unstructured, adaptive, and dynamic applications that is available as open-source software. It simplifies the load-balancing, data movement, unstructured-communication, and memory usage difficulties that arise in dynamic applications such as adaptive finite-element methods, particle methods, and crash simulations. Zoltan´s data-structure-neutral design also lets a wide range of applications use it without imposing restrictions on application data structures. Its object-based interface provides a simple and inexpensive way for application developers to use the library and researchers to make new capabilities available under a common interface
Keywords :
parallel algorithms; resource allocation; software libraries; storage management; Zoltan library; adaptive applications; adaptive finite element methods; crash simulations; data management services; data movement; load balancing; memory usage; object-based interface; open source software; parallel dynamic applications; particle methods; unstructured applications; unstructured communication; Application software; Educational institutions; Helium; Memory management; Open source software; Packaging machines; Parallel programming; Partitioning algorithms; Software libraries; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.988653
