Title of article
OPTIMIZING WORKLOAD ALLOCATION IN A NETWORK OF HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTERS
Author/Authors
Rahim, Rahela Universiti Utara Malaysia - College of Arts and Sciences - Division of Physical Sciences and Graduate Department of Computer Science, Malaysia , Ku-Mahamud, Ku Ruhana Universiti Utara Malaysia - College of Arts and Sciences - Division of Physical Sciences and Graduate Department of Computer Science, Malaysia
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Abstract
The allocation of workload to a network of computers is investigated. A new workload allocation model based on Generalized Exponential (GE) distribution is proposed for user- level performance measures. The criterion used for effective workload allocation is the one that minimizes the expected response time in systems to which jobs are routed. A closed- loop expression for workload arrival to minimize systems means queue length and response time are derived using the optimization technique. Results are presented with numerical examples and sensitivity analysis with respect to changes of total workload. Results are verified using the simulation technique.
Keywords
Workload allocation , Multi server queuing system , Optimization , Generalized exponential distribution.
Journal title
Journal of ICT (Journal of Information and Communication Technology)
Journal title
Journal of ICT (Journal of Information and Communication Technology)
Record number
2584728
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