Resource Allocation for the Applications in Distributed Computing Networks

Abstract

In a distributed computing network, various types of resources attached at nodes, such as disks, main memory, resident programs, and printers, could be shared among application. To promote the resource utilization, an efficient resource allocation algorithm for application requests should be developed. In this paper, our system model considers the factors such as the computation power of nodes, the upper limit of shared programs, the transmission bandwidth of peripherals, the channel bandwidth, and the quality of service (QoS) requirement of applications. Based on it, we propose three resource allocation algorithms used in different situations, respectively. The simulation results show that our algorithms have a near optimal solution.