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Evaluating the Trade-off Between DVFS Energy-savings and Virtual Networks Performance

Authors:
Fábio Diniz Rossi
Marcelo da Silva Conterato
Tiago Coelho Ferreto
César Augusto Fonticielha De Rose

Keywords: Benchmarking; DVFS; throughput; virtualization.

Abstract:
Data centers usually employ virtualization techniques coupled with other techniques, such as Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS), in order to reduce overall energy consumption. However, changes in processor frequency may impact the network performance, specially in metrics such as throughput and jitter. This paper evaluates the trade-off between changes in processor frequency and network performance. Our results show that there is an opportunity to save energy by up to 15%, through the processor frequency reduction. However, this reduction in frequency may increase the response time of applications by up to 70%, directly influencing the quality of experience (QoE).

Pages: 274 to 279

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: February 23, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-318-6

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from February 23, 2014 to February 27, 2014