Order or shuffle: Empirically evaluating vertex order impact on parallel graph computations

George M. Slota, Sivasankaran Rajamanickam, Kamesh Madduri

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Abstract

The in-memory graph layout affects performance of distributed-memory graph computations. Graph layout could refer to partitioning or replication of vertex and edge arrays, selective replication of data structures that hold meta-data, and reordering vertex and edge identifiers. In this work, we consider one-dimensional graph layouts, where disjoint sets of vertices and their adjacencies are partitioned among processors. Using the PuLP graph partitioning method and a breadth-first search (BFS)-based vertex ordering strategy, we empirically evaluate the impact of this graph layout on a collection of five distributed-memory graph computations. Our evaluation considers several objective metrics in addition to execution time, and we observe a considerable performance improvement over randomization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2017 IEEE 31st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages588-597
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781538634080
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 30 2017
Event31st IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2017 - Orlando, United States
Duration: May 29 2017Jun 2 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2017 IEEE 31st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2017

Other

Other31st IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period5/29/176/2/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

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