Constrained Markov control model and online stochastic optimization algorithm for power conservation in multimedia server cluster systems

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1215-1224

  Hu, Han ^a   Yang, Jian ^a   Zhu, Liyue ^b   Xi, Hongsheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SARFT   (China)

Author keywords

Markov decision process; online optimization; performance potential; policy iteration power conservation

Indexed keywords

MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES; ONLINE OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE POTENTIALS; POLICY ITERATION ALGORITHMS; POWER CONSERVATION; RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS;

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84879339074     PISSN: 15986446     EISSN: 20054092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12555-012-0616-x     Document Type: Article

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