TY - GEN
T1 - Decentralized resource coordination across service workflows in a cloud environment
AU - Wei, Y.
AU - Blake, M. Brian
PY - 2013/9/11
Y1 - 2013/9/11
N2 - As Cloud computing becomes one of the mainstream distributed computing paradigms, cloud users are generating more intricate business processes and scientific jobs which involve the use of service workflows. Efficient management of those workflows' resources can help save cost and improve QoS. In this paper, we investigate the problem of coordinating resources beyond the boundary of a single workflow. An agent-based decentralized algorithm is proposed to match resource supply and demand from different workflows. The proposed algorithm uses multiple phases of information exchange and local adjustments to produce conflict free resource reallocation decisions. Experiments are conducted using simulation programs and synthetic data. Comparisons with a centralized method demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
AB - As Cloud computing becomes one of the mainstream distributed computing paradigms, cloud users are generating more intricate business processes and scientific jobs which involve the use of service workflows. Efficient management of those workflows' resources can help save cost and improve QoS. In this paper, we investigate the problem of coordinating resources beyond the boundary of a single workflow. An agent-based decentralized algorithm is proposed to match resource supply and demand from different workflows. The proposed algorithm uses multiple phases of information exchange and local adjustments to produce conflict free resource reallocation decisions. Experiments are conducted using simulation programs and synthetic data. Comparisons with a centralized method demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
KW - agent-based negotiation
KW - cloud computing
KW - decentralized resource coordination
KW - service workflow management
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U2 - 10.1109/WETICE.2013.38
DO - 10.1109/WETICE.2013.38
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883519895
SN - 9780769550022
T3 - Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WETICE
SP - 15
EP - 20
BT - Proceedings - 22nd IEEE International WETICE Conference, WETICE 2013
T2 - 2013 IEEE 22nd International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WETICE 2013
Y2 - 17 June 2013 through 20 June 2013
ER -