Sixth International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Applications and Technologies (PDCAT'05)
A Scheduling Method for Divisible Workload Problem in Grid Environments
Dalian, China
December 05-December 08
ISBN: 0-7695-2405-2
Nguyen The Loc, Japan Advance Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Ho Tu Bao, Japan Advance Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Scheduling divisible workloads in distributed systems has been one of the interesting research problems over the last few years. Most of the scheduling algorithms previously introduced are based on the master-worker model. However, the majority of these algorithms assume that workers are dedicated machines, which is a wrong assumption in distributed environments such as Grids. In this work, we propose a dynamic scheduling methodology that takes into account the three prominent aspects of Grids: heterogeneity, dynamicity, and uncertainty. Our contribution is threefold. First, we present an analytical model for processing local and Grid tasks at each non-dedicated worker. Second, we present a simple prediction method to forecast the available CPU capacity and bandwidth at each worker. Third, we introduce a dynamic, multi-round scheduling algorithm.
Index Terms:
divisible tasks; dynamic scheduling algorithm;multi-round algorithm; Grid computing; performance prediction.
Citation:
Nguyen The Loc, Said Elnaffar, Takuya Katayama, Ho Tu Bao, "A Scheduling Method for Divisible Workload Problem in Grid Environments," pdcat, pp.513-517, Sixth International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Applications and Technologies (PDCAT'05), 2005