Method and system for job scheduling in distributed data processing system with identification of optimal network topology
US8495206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method of the present invention provides an automatic and optimized selection of the network topology for distributing scheduling of jobs on the computers of the modified network topology. The automatic and optimized selection of the network topology starts from the current topology and a desired number of additional connections. In this way the method of the present invention provides a higher convergence speed for the modified consensus algorithm in comparison, e.g., to a simple ring network. The method exploits the so called small-world networks. Small-world networks are more robust to perturbations than other network architectures. The preferred embodiment provides a workload scheduling system which is highly scalable to accommodate increasing workloads within a heterogeneous distributed computing environment. A modified average consensus algorithm is used to distribute network traffic and jobs amongst a plurality of computers.
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