@Article{kwong:scheduling,
  author = {Peter Kwong and Shikharesh Majumdar},
  title = {Scheduling of {I/O} in Multiprogrammed Parallel Systems},
  journal = {Informatica},
  year = {1999},
  month = {April},
  volume = {23},
  number = {1},
  pages = {67--76},
  keywords = {parallel I/O, scheduling, pario-bib},
  abstract = {Recent studies have demonstrated that significant I/O is
  performed by a number of parallel applications. In addition to running these
  applications on multiple processors, the parallelization of I/O operations
  and the use of multiple disk drives are required for achieving high system
  performance. This research is concerned with the effective management of
  parallel I/O by using appropriate I/O scheduling strategies. Based on a
  simulation model the performance of a number of scheduling policies are
  investigated. Using I/O characteristics of jobs such as the total outstanding
  I/O demand is observed to be useful in devising effective scheduling
  strategies.}
}