Analysis of a master-slave architecture for distributed evolutionary computations. |
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Authors: | Marc Dubreuil Christian Gagné Marc Parizeau |
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Affiliation: | Dept. de Genie Electrique et de Genie Informatique, Univ. Laval, Que., Canada; |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces a new mathematical model of the master-slave architecture for distributed evolutionary computations (EC). This model is validated using a concrete implementation based on the Distributed BEAGLE C++ framework. Results show that contrary to (current) popular belief, master-slave architectures are able to scale well over local area networks of workstations using off-the-shelf networking equipment. The main properties of the master-slave are also compared with those of the more mainstream island-model. |
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