Abstract
The balanced packet distribution problem on a ring of n processors requires that randomly arriving packets be stored at nodes as evenly as possible by passing packets (and other messages) around the ring. We give a protocol to achieve balanced distribution with an average message complexity of √n per packet and to show that the protocol is optimal, up to lower order terms, for unidirectional rings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 558-567 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:* Supported in part by a Weizmann fellowship and by Contract ONR NOOO1 4-85-C-073 1. t Current address: CIS, Applied Sciences, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.