Distributed algorithms for low stretch spanning trees

Ruben Becker, Yuval Emek, Mohsen Ghaffari, Christoph Lenzen

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Abstract

Given an undirected graph with integer edge lengths, we study the problem of approximating the distances in the graph by a spanning tree based on the notion of stretch. Our main contribution is a distributed algorithm in the CONGEST model of computation that constructs a random spanning tree with the guarantee that the expected stretch of every edge is O(log3 n), where n is the number of nodes in the graph. If the graph is unweighted, then this algorithm can be implemented to run in O(D) rounds, where D is the hop-diameter of the graph, thus being asymptotically optimal. In the weighted case, the run-time of our algorithm matches the currently best known bound for exact distance computations, i.e., Õ(min{√nD, √nD1/4 + n3/5 + D}). We stress that this is the first distributed construction of spanning trees leading to poly-logarithmic expected stretch with non-trivial running time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication33rd International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2019
EditorsJukka Suomela
ISBN (Electronic)9783959771269
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Event33rd International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2019 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 14 Oct 201918 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume146
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference33rd International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2019
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period14/10/1918/10/19

Keywords

  • Ball decomposition
  • CONGEST model
  • Distributed graph algorithms
  • Low-stretch spanning trees
  • Star decomposition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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