DocumentCode :
1735969
Title :
Scalable load-sharing for distributed systems
Author :
Kremien, O. ; Kramer, J. ; Magee, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Imperial Coll., London, UK
fYear :
1993
Firstpage :
632
Abstract :
Adaptive algorithms for load-sharing usually comprise two basic functions: state information dissemination and decision making. The authors describe a flexible load-sharing algorithm, FLS, which includes a third function introduced for scalability purposes, that of partitioning into domains. The system partitioning function at a node is responsible for the selection of other nodes to be included in its domain. The state of other nodes in its domain is held locally, in a cache. Cached data are treated as hints for decision making. The FLS algorithm permits local decisions to be made, aims at minimizing the number of incorrect decisions, and does not allow erroneous decisions to proceed. The algorithm is analyzed and shown to be stable and scalable. Its suitability to a CONIC/RES environment was demonstrated with a prototype implementation, providing an automatic software allocation service as part of configuration management
Keywords :
configuration management; distributed processing; resource allocation; CONIC/RES environment; adaptive algorithms; automatic software allocation service; cache; configuration management; decision making; distributed systems; scalable load sharing; state information dissemination; system partitioning function; Adaptive control; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Educational institutions; Environmental management; Fault tolerant systems; Partitioning algorithms; Programmable control; Prototypes; Scalability;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1993, Proceeding of the Twenty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3230-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1993.284062
Filename :
284062
Link To Document :
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