Title :
Resource allocation in networks: a case study of the influence model
Author :
Roy, Sandip ; Lesieutre, Bernard C. ; Verghese, George C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA
Abstract :
The allocation of resources in networks is studied in the context of the influence model, a stochastic network model composed of interacting Markov chains. First, some new results regarding the influence model are presented. Next, a specific resource allocation problem is posed, and three different methods for allocating resource are described and analyzed. Both the structure of the resource allocation and the resulting behavior of the network are explored for each method. Finally, some more general insights about these resource allocation procedures are discussed.
Keywords :
Markov processes; resource allocation; interacting Markov chains; network influence model; resource allocation; stochastic network model; Computer aided software engineering; Context modeling; Cost function; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Power engineering and energy; Power system analysis computing; Resource management; Stochastic processes; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2002. HICSS. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1435-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2002.993978
