L. Bölöni, D. Turgut, and D. C. Marinescu

n-Cycle: a set of algorithms for task distribution on acommodity grid


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L. Bölöni, D. Turgut, and D. C. Marinescu. n-Cycle: a set of algorithms for task distribution on acommodity grid. In IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the GridCCGrid 2005, May 2005.

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Abstract:

The global internet is rich in commodity resources but scarce in specialized resources. We argue that a grid framework can achieve better performance if it separates management of commodity tasks from the management of the tasks requiring specialized resources. Assuming a relative homogeneity of the commodity resource providers, the determining factor of grid performance becomes the latency of entering into execution. This effectively transforms the resource allocation problem into a routing problem. We present an approach in which commodity tasks are distributed to the commodity service providers by request forwarding on the n-Cycle overlay network. We provide algorithms for task allocation and for the maintenance of the overlay network. By ensuring that the algorithms use only narrow local information, the approach is easily scalable to millions of nodes. For task allocation algorithms in a commercial setting, fairness is of paramount importance. We investigate the properties of the proposed algorithms from the fairness point of view and show how adding several hops of random pre-walk to the algorithm can improve its fairness. Extensive simulations prove that the approach provides efficient task allocation on networks loaded up to 95\% of their capacity.

BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Boloni-2005-CCGrid,
author = "L. B{\"o}l{\"o}ni and D. Turgut and D. C. Marinescu",
title = "n-{C}ycle: a set of algorithms for task distribution on a
commodity grid",
booktitle = "IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid
CCGrid 2005",
month = "May",
year = "2005",
location = "Cardiff, United Kingdom",
abstract = {
  The global internet is rich in commodity resources but scarce in
  specialized resources. We argue that a grid framework can achieve better
  performance if it separates management of commodity tasks from the
  management of the tasks requiring specialized resources. Assuming a
  relative homogeneity of the commodity resource providers, the determining
  factor of grid performance becomes the latency of
  entering into execution. This effectively transforms the resource
  allocation problem into a routing problem.
  We present an approach in which commodity tasks are distributed to the
  commodity service providers by request forwarding on the n-Cycle overlay
  network. We provide algorithms for task allocation and for the
  maintenance of the overlay network. By ensuring that the
  algorithms use only narrow local information, the approach is easily
  scalable to millions of nodes.
  For task allocation algorithms in a commercial setting, fairness is of
  paramount importance. We investigate the properties of the proposed
  algorithms from the fairness point of view and show how adding several
  hops of random pre-walk to the algorithm can improve its fairness.
  Extensive simulations prove that the approach provides efficient
  task allocation on networks loaded up to 95\% of their capacity.
 },
mynote = "Acceptance rate 27.5\% - in 2004",
}

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