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@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ processor is designated (for example the processor with rank 1) and masters of
 all clusters are interconnected by a virtual unidirectional ring network (see
 Figure~\ref{fig:4.1}). During the resolution, a Boolean token circulates around
 the virtual ring from a master processor to another until the global convergence
-is achieved. So starting from the cluster with rank 1, each master processor $i$
+is achieved. So starting from the cluster with rank 1, each master processor $\ell$
 sets the token to \textit{True} if the local convergence is achieved or to
-\textit{False} otherwise, and sends it to master processor $i+1$. Finally, the
+\textit{False} otherwise, and sends it to master processor $\ell+1$. Finally, the
 global convergence is detected when the master of cluster 1 receives from the
 master of cluster $L$ a token set to \textit{True}. In this case, the master of
 cluster 1 broadcasts a stop message to masters of other clusters. In this work,
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ The ratio between the simulated execution time of synchronous GMRES algorithm
 compared to the asynchronous multisplitting algorithm ($t_\text{GMRES} / t_\text{Multisplitting}$) is defined as the \emph{relative gain}. So,
 our objective running the algorithm in SimGrid is to obtain a relative gain greater than 1.
 A priori, obtaining a relative gain greater than 1 would be difficult in a local
-area network configuration where the synchronous mode will take advantage on the
+area network configuration where the synchronous GMRES method will take advantage on the
 rapid exchange of information on such high-speed links. Thus, the methodology
 adopted was to launch the application on a clustered network. In this
 configuration, degrading the inter-cluster network performance will penalize the
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ $\text{62}^\text{3} = \text{\np{238328}}$ to $\text{150}^\text{3} =
 
 \begin{table}[!t]
   \centering
-  \caption{Relative gain between the GMRES and the multisplitting algorithms wih for different configurations with 2 clusters, each one composed of 50 nodes.}
+  \caption{Relative gain  of the multisplitting algorithm compared  to GMRES for
+    different configurations with 2 clusters, each one composed of 50 nodes.}
   \label{tab.cluster.2x50}
 
   \begin{mytable}{5}
@@ -656,10 +657,10 @@ Note that the program was run with the following parameters:
 
 After analyzing the outputs, generally, for the two clusters including one hundred hosts configuration (Tables~\ref{tab.cluster.2x50}), some combinations of parameters affecting
 the results have given a relative gain more than 2.5, showing the effectiveness of the
-asynchronous performance compared to the synchronous mode.
+asynchronous multisplitting  compared to GMRES with two distant clusters.
 
 With these settings, Table~\ref{tab.cluster.2x50} shows
-that after a deterioration of inter cluster network with a bandwidth of \np[Mbit/s]{5} and a latency in order of one hundredth of millisecond and a processor power
+that after setting the bandwidth of the  inter cluster network to  \np[Mbit/s]{5} and a latency in order of one hundredth of millisecond and a processor power
 of one GFlops, an efficiency of about \np[\%]{40} is
 obtained in asynchronous mode for a matrix size of 62 elements. It is noticed that the result remains
 stable even we vary the residual error precision from \np{E-5} to \np{E-9}. By
@@ -689,10 +690,8 @@ elements.
 %\LZK{Ma question est: le bandwidth et latency sont ceux inter-clusters ou pour les deux inter et intra cluster??}
 %\CER{DÃ©finitivement, les paramÃ¨tres rÃ©seaux variables ici se rapportent au rÃ©seau INTER cluster.}
 \section{Conclusion}
-The experimental results on executing a parallel iterative algorithm in 
-asynchronous mode on an environment simulating a large scale of virtual 
-computers organized with interconnected clusters have been presented. 
-Our work has demonstrated that using such a simulation tool allow us to 
+The simulation of the execution of parallel asynchronous iterative algorithms on large scale  clusters has been presented. 
+In this work, we show that SIMGRID is an efficient simulation tool that allows us to 
 reach the following three objectives: 
 
 \begin{enumerate}
@@ -706,22 +705,23 @@ of the cluster and network specifications permitting to save time in
 executing the algorithm in asynchronous mode.
 \end{enumerate}
 Our results have shown that in certain conditions, asynchronous mode is 
-speeder up to \np[\%]{40} than executing the algorithm in synchronous mode
+speeder up to \np[\%]{40} comparing to the synchronous GMRES method
 which is not negligible for solving complex practical problems with more 
 and more increasing size.
 
- Several studies have already addressed the performance execution time of 
+Several studies have already addressed the performance execution time of 
 this class of algorithm. The work presented in this paper has 
 demonstrated an original solution to optimize the use of a simulation 
 tool to run efficiently an iterative parallel algorithm in asynchronous 
 mode in a grid architecture. 
 
-\LZK{Perspectives???}
+In future works, we plan to extend our experimentations to larger scale platforms by increasing the number of computing cores and the number of clusters. 
+We will also have to increase the size of the input problem which will require the use of a more powerful simulation platform. At last, we expect to compare our simulation results to real execution results on real architectures in order to experimentally validate our study.
 
 \section*{Acknowledgment}
 
 This work is partially funded by the Labex ACTION program (contract ANR-11-LABX-01-01).
-\todo[inline]{The authors would like to thank\dots{}}
+%\todo[inline]{The authors would like to thank\dots{}}
 
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