@inproceedings{43260b1f9416410f921e338614bdc9e4,
title = "Analysis of scalability of parallel algorithms and architectures: A survey",
abstract = "The scalability of a parallel algorithm on a parallel architecture is a measure of its capability to effectively utilize an increasing number of processors. The scalability analysis may be used to select the best algorithm-architecture combination for a problem under different constraints on the growth of the problem size and the number of processors. It may be used to predict the performance of a parallel algorithm and a parallel architecture for a large number of processors from the known performance on fewer processors. For a fixed problem size it may be used to determine the optimal number of processors to be used and the maximum possible speedup for that problem size. The objective of this paper is to critically assess the state of the art in the theory of scalability analysis, and motivate further research on the development of new and more comprehensive analytical tools to study the scalability of parallel algorithms and architectures. We survey a number of techniques and formalisms that have been developed for studying the scalability issues, and discuss their interrelationships.",
author = "Vipin Kumar and Anshul Gupta",
year = "1991",
month = jun,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0897914341",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Supercomputing",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "396--405",
editor = "Davidson, {Edward S.} and Friedel Hossfield",
booktitle = "ICS 1991 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Supercomputing",
note = "5th International Conference on Supercomputing, ICS 1991 ; Conference date: 17-06-1991 Through 21-06-1991",
}