Optimizing computing costs using divisible load analysis

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-234

  Sohn, Jeeho ^b   Robertazzi, Thomas G ^a,c   Luryi, Serge ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bus network; Computer utility; Cost; Divisible load; Load sharing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

BUS NETWORKS; COMPUTER UTILITY; DIVISIBLE LOAD ANALYSIS; LOAD SHARING;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032028107     PISSN: 10459219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/71.674315     Document Type: Article

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