An effective and practical performance prediction model for parallel computing on nondedicated heterogeneous NOW

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-80

  Yan, Yong ^a   Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Song, Yongsheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Jiangnan Institute of Computer Technology   (China)

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EID: 0030579028     PISSN: 07437315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jpdc.1996.0129     Document Type: Article

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