Title :
Efficient Resource Management for Game Server Hosting
Author :
Martin, Dan ; Van Moorsel, Aad ; Morgan, Graham
Author_Institution :
Alpha Networks LLP, Tewkesbury
Abstract :
This paper describes work to ease the resource allocation problem in the domain of game server hosting. A solution was sought that required no alteration to game server code and would not inhibit a player´s gaming experience. Although an academic work, the problem is tackled in a commercial setting.
Keywords :
computer games; network servers; resource allocation; game server hosting; resource allocation problem; resource management; Availability; Computer networks; Costs; Distributed computing; File servers; Network servers; Quality of service; Resource management; Scalability; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Object Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC), 2008 11th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3132-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISORC.2008.12
