An expert system approach to load balancing in a distributed environment

Author

Ayyash, Salma Abu ; Hariri, Salim ; Jabbour, Kamal

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

16-18 Aug 1993

Firstpage

1320

Abstract

Distributed computing systems composed of heterogeneous and autonomous components are continuously growing in their size, complexity and diversity. Resource utilization, such as the CPU and the communication network, vary dynamically. In addition, the quality of service requirements vary from one application to the other. These characteristics necessitate adaptive and dynamic solutions for the load balancing problem. In this research, we are investigating knowledge-based techniques for developing an expert system environment, in which heuristic knowledge and real-time decision making are used to manage such complex and dynamic systems in a decentralized fashion

Keywords

computer networks; distributed processing; expert systems; performance evaluation; real-time systems; resource allocation; autonomous components; distributed computing systems; distributed environment; expert system approach; heterogeneous components; heuristic knowledge; knowledge-based techniques; load balancing; real-time decision making; resource utilization; Communication networks; Decision making; Distributed computing; Environmental management; Expert systems; Knowledge management; Load management; Quality of service; Real time systems; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1993., Proceedings of the 36th Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Detroit, MI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1760-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.1993.343345

Filename

343345