Multilevel mesh partitioning for heterogeneous communication networks

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 601-623

  Walshaw, Chris ^a   Cross, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

MESH PARTITIONING; META-COMPUTING; MULTILEVEL ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0034836740     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-739X(00)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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