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The Anatomy Study of Load Balancing in Cloud Computing Environment

Authors:
Shu-Ching Wang
Ching-Wei Chen
Kuo-Qin Yan
Shun-Sheng Wang

Keywords: Distributed System; Cloud Computing; Scheduling; Load Balancing; Makespan

Abstract:
In recent years, network bandwidth and quality have improved dramatically, in fact, much faster than the enhancement of computer performance. Cloud computing is an Internet-based resource sharing system in which virtualized resources are provided as a service to users over the Internet. Cloud computing refers to a class of systems and applications that employ distributed resources for use in various applications; these computing resources (service nodes) are utilized over a network to facilitate the execution of complicated tasks. However, Cloud computing resources are heterogeneous and dynamic, connecting a broad range of resources. Thus, when selecting nodes for the execution of a task, the dynamic nature of Cloud computing nodes must be considered. To most effectively utilize the available resources, they have to be properly selected according to the requirements of each task. This study proposes a hybrid load balancing policy to maintain the efficient performance and stability of a Cloud computing environment.

Pages: 230 to 235

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: June 23, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3972

ISBN: 978-1-61208-280-6

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from June 23, 2013 to June 28, 2013