01626nas a2200145 4500008004100000245004100041210003900082300001300121490000700134520117800141100002101319700002701340700002501367856008801392 2011 eng d00aA Dynamic Management Scheme for DVEs0 aDynamic Management Scheme for DVEs a89 - 1010 v343 a
Advancesincomputertechnologyandnetworkinginfrastructuresincombinationwithadvanced applicationsandservices,haveexpandedtheadoptionofdistributedvirtualenvironmentsand promotedtheiruseinawiderangeofareas,suchaslearningandtraining,collaborativework,military applicationsandmultiplayeronlinegames.ThecharacteristicsandrequirementsofsuchDVEsdiffer significantlygiventhediverseobjectives,scopeandcontextthateachvirtualworldaimsatsupporting. However,onecommoncharacteristicofDVEsistheirdynamicstatewithusersenteringandleavingthe systemrandomly,resultinginchangesoftherequirementsfortheDVEsystem.Thesechangesrequire effectiveloaddistributionandmanagementofthecommunicationcostsothatconsistencyisalways maintained.ThispaperpresentsadynamicmanagementapproachforDVEsdrivenbythediversityof differentapplications?characteristicsandrequirements.Thisapproachexploitsthedynamicnatureof these systemsforselectingandassigning,onanon-demandbasis,theresourcesnecessaryforthe efficientoperationofthesystem.Theexperimentsconductedtovalidatethebehavioroftheapproach illustratethatitcansignificantlyminimizecommunicationcostamongthesystemserverstogether with effectiveworkloaddistribution.
1 aBouras, Christos1 aTsiatsos, Thrasivoulos1 aGiannaka, Eleftheria uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/dynamic-management-scheme-dves