A stochastic scheduling algorithm for precedence constrained tasks on Grid

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1083-1091

  Tang, Xiaoyong ^a,b   Li, Kenli ^b   Liao, Guiping ^a   Fang, Kui ^a   Wu, Fan ^b  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grid; Makespan; Precedence constrained tasks; Stochastic scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION TIME; CONSTRAINED TASKS; EXPECTED VALUES; FINISH TIME; GRID; GRID COMPUTING SYSTEMS; GRID SYSTEMS; MAKESPAN; PARALLEL APPLICATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROCESSING TIME; STANDARD DEVIATION; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSING TIME; STOCHASTIC SCHEDULING;

GRID COMPUTING; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 79960451210     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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