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Parallelism

Data-parallel serving

What it is

Data-parallel serving runs independent model replicas and routes different requests to each replica. Replicas do not combine memory or compute for a single request.

Why it moves cost and latency

More replicas scale aggregate throughput and can improve availability when placement avoids shared failures. They do not reduce one request's model latency or make an oversized model fit on one replica.

What it looks like in practice

A router balances admitted requests while respecting replica health, cache locality, and adapter availability. Capacity planning includes uneven request lengths and replica startup time.

Related terms

  • Concurrency->
  • Offline batch inference->
  • Admission control->
  • LoRA serving->

Questions this definition answers

What does Data-parallel serving mean in inference serving?

Data-parallel serving runs independent model replicas and routes different requests to each replica. Replicas do not combine memory or compute for a single request. A router balances admitted requests while respecting replica health, cache locality, and adapter availability. Capacity planning includes uneven request lengths and replica startup time.

Why can Data-parallel serving move cost or latency?

More replicas scale aggregate throughput and can improve availability when placement avoids shared failures. They do not reduce one request's model latency or make an oversized model fit on one replica.

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