Abstract
Next-generation scientific applications require the capabilities to visualize large archival datasets or on-going computer simulations of physical and other phenomena over wide-area network connections. To minimize the latency in interactive visualizations across wide-area networks, we propose an approach that adaptively decomposes and maps the visualization pipeline onto a set of strategically selected network nodes. This scheme is realized by grouping the modules that implement visualization and networking subtasks, and mapping them onto computing nodes with possibly disparate computing capabilities and network connections. Using estimates for communication and processing times of subtasks, we present a polynomial-time algorithm to compute a decomposition and mapping to achieve minimum end-to-end delay of the visualization pipeline. We present experimental results using geographically distributed deployments to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method in visualizing datasets from three application domains.
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Wu, Qishi, Gao, Jinzhu, Zhu, Mengxia, Rao, Nageswara S., Huang, Jian and Iyengar, S. S. "Self-Adaptive Configuration of Visualization Pipeline Over Wide-Area Networks." (Jan 2008).
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Published in Wu, Q., Gao, J., Zhu, M., Rao, N. S. V., Huang, J., & Iyengar, S. S. (2008). Self-adaptive configuration of visualization pipeline over wide-area networks. IEEE Transactions on Computers, 57(1), 55-68. doi: 10.1109/TC.2007.70777 ©2008 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.