A dynamic load dispersion algorithm for load-balancing in a heterogeneous grid system

2007 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, SARNOFF

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Acker, David Solomon ^a   Kulkarni, Sarvesh ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; GRID SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGERS; LOAD-BALANCING; NETWORK LATENCIES; NETWORK-AWARE SCHEDULING; PARALLEL JOBS; PEAK LOADS; RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES; SEQUENTIAL JOBS; USAGE PATTERNS;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; SOLUTIONS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 51849156403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SARNOF.2007.4567375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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