ParMETIS ParMETIS is an MPI-based parallel library that implements a variety of algorithms for partitioning unstructured graphs and for computing fill-reducing orderings for sparse matrices. ParMETIS is particularly suited for parallel numerical simulations involving large unstructured meshes. For these computations, ParMETIS dramatically reduces the time spent in communication by decomposing the mesh in a way that balances the load and minimizes the number of interface elements. ParMETIS provides the following four major functions: Partition an unstructured graph. Improve the quality of an existing partition. Repartition a graph that corresponds to an adaptively refined mesh. Compute a fill-reducing ordering for sparse direct factorization.

Current Version:   1.0 License Type:   Free

Home Site: http://www.cs.umn.edu/~karypis/metis Source Code Availability: Yes (must contact as described in home page) Available Binary Packages: Debian Package: No RedHat RPM Package: No Other Packages: No Targeted Platforms: ParMETIS is written entirely in ANSI C and MPI, and is portable on most parallel computers that support MPI. Tested on SGI Challenge, Cray T3D, IBM SP 2 with MPICH. Software/Hardware Requirements: MPI, ANSI C Compiler

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