HyGN: Hybrid Graph Engine for NUMA

Tanuj Aasawat, Tahsin Reza, Kazuki Yoshizoe, Matei Ripeanu

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Abstract

Modern shared-memory platforms embrace the Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architecture - they have physically distributed, yet cache-coherent shared-memory. This paper explores the feasibility of a shared-memory graph processing engine for NUMA platforms inspired by designs that target zero-sharing platforms. This work exploits the characteristics of two processing modes, synchronous and asynchronous, in the context of the shared-memory NUMA platform. Depending on the algorithm, phase of execution, and graph topology, synchronous and asynchronous modes hold unique advantages over one another. We then explore a hybrid solution that combines synchronous and asynchronous processing within the same graph computation task and harness optimizations therein. An extensive evaluation using graphs with billions of edges and empirical comparisons with several state-of-the-art solutions demonstrate the performance advantages of our design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020
EditorsXintao Wu, Chris Jermaine, Li Xiong, Xiaohua Tony Hu, Olivera Kotevska, Siyuan Lu, Weijia Xu, Srinivas Aluru, Chengxiang Zhai, Eyhab Al-Masri, Zhiyuan Chen, Jeff Saltz
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages383-390
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728162515
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 10 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event8th IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020 - Virtual, Atlanta, United States
Duration: Dec 10 2020Dec 13 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020

Conference

Conference8th IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Atlanta
Period12/10/2012/13/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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