Title :
A Coalitional Game-Based Mechanism for Forming Cloud Federations
Author :
Mashayekhy, Lena ; Grosu, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
We model the cloud federation formation problem using concepts from coalitional game theory by considering the cooperation of the cloud providers in providing the requested VM instances. We design a mechanism that enables the cloud providers to dynamically form a cloud federation maximizing their profit. Furthermore, the mechanism guarantees that the cloud federation structure is stable, that is, the cloud providers do not have incentives to break away from the current federation and join some other federation.
Keywords :
cloud computing; game theory; virtual machines; VM instances; cloud federation formation problem; cloud providers; coalitional game theory; coalitional game-based mechanism; Game theory; Games; IP networks; Nickel; Resource management; Silicon; USA Councils; cloud computing; cloud federations; coalitional games;
Conference_Titel :
Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), 2012 IEEE Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4432-6
DOI :
10.1109/UCC.2012.19
