X. Bai, L. Bölöni, D. C. Marinescu, H. J. Siegel, R. A. Daley, and I-J. Wang

Utility and Price Based Resource Allocation Models for Large-Scale Distributed Systems


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X. Bai, L. Bölöni, D. C. Marinescu, H. J. Siegel, R. A. Daley, and I-J. Wang. Utility and Price Based Resource Allocation Models for Large-Scale Distributed Systems. Accepted for publication in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 2007.

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Abstract:

In this paper we discuss an economic model for resource sharing in large-scale distributed systems. The model captures traditional concepts such as consumer satisfaction and provider revenues and enables us to analyze the effect of different pricing strategies upon measures of performance important for the consumers and the providers. We show that given a particular set of model parameters the satisfaction reaches an optimum; this value represents the perfect balance between the utility and the price paid for resources. Our results confirm that brokers play a very important role and can influence positively the market. We also show that consumer satisfaction does not track the consumer utility, these two important performance measures for consumers behave differently under different pricing strategies. Pricing strategies also affect the revenues obtained by providers, as well as, the ability to satisfy a larger population of users.

BibTeX:

@article{Bai-2007-JPDC,
   author = "X. Bai and L. B{\"o}l{\"o}ni and D. C. Marinescu and H. J. Siegel and R. A. Daley and I-J. Wang",
   title = "Utility and Price Based Resource Allocation Models for Large-Scale Distributed Systems",
   journal = "Accepted for publication in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing",
   year = "2007",
   abstract = {
      In this paper we discuss an economic model for resource sharing in
      large-scale distributed systems. The model captures traditional concepts
      such as consumer satisfaction and provider revenues and enables us to
      analyze the effect of different pricing strategies upon measures of
      performance important for the consumers and the providers. We show that
      given a particular set of model parameters the satisfaction reaches an
      optimum; this value represents the perfect balance between the utility and
      the price paid for resources. Our results confirm that brokers play a very
      important role and can influence positively the market. We also show that
      consumer satisfaction does not track the consumer utility, these two
      important performance measures for consumers behave differently under
      different pricing strategies. Pricing strategies also affect the revenues
      obtained by providers, as well as, the ability to satisfy a larger
      population of users.
   }   
}  

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