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A Survey on Error-Bounded Lossy Compression for Scientific Datasets
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A Survey on Error-Bounded Lossy Compression for Scientific Datasets

Sheng Di, Jinyang Liu, Kai Zhao, Xin Liang, Robert Underwood, Zhaorui Zhang, Milan Shah, Yafan Huang, Jiajun Huang, Xiaodong Yu, …
arXiv.org
Cornell University
04/03/2024
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2404.02840
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Abstract

Error-bounded lossy compression has been effective in significantly reducing the data storage/transfer burden while preserving the reconstructed data fidelity very well. Many error-bounded lossy compressors have been developed for a wide range of parallel and distributed use cases for years. These lossy compressors are designed with distinct compression models and design principles, such that each of them features particular pros and cons. In this paper we provide a comprehensive survey of emerging error-bounded lossy compression techniques for different use cases each involving big data to process. The key contribution is fourfold. (1) We summarize an insightful taxonomy of lossy compression into 6 classic compression models. (2) We provide a comprehensive survey of 10+ commonly used compression components/modules used in error-bounded lossy compressors. (3) We provide a comprehensive survey of 10+ state-of-the-art error-bounded lossy compressors as well as how they combine the various compression modules in their designs. (4) We provide a comprehensive survey of the lossy compression for 10+ modern scientific applications and use-cases. We believe this survey is useful to multiple communities including scientific applications, high-performance computing, lossy compression, and big data.
Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing

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