NDLI: Task allocation schemes for response-time improvement in an educational LAN

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kennedy, M. Badami, A.
Copyright Year	1989
Description	Author affiliation: Case Western Rserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA (Kennedy, M.)
Abstract	The optimal policy for load-leveling in local area networks have been depends critically on the nature of the workload, but little attention has been given to educational LANs whose workloads are atypical because their main purpose is to control the distribution of software. The authors review the characteristics of this class of network, where response time is the dominant criterion for judging policies for allocating tasks among servers. A study of the response times of various policies through a combination of closed-form queueing theory models and discrete-event simulations revealed that cache memory in the server was the critical bottleneck and led the authors to select one of these policies in the expectation that it would improve response time substantially. Experience has confirmed the authors' predictions.
Starting Page	234
Ending Page	241
File Size	425837
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818619686
DOI	10.1109/LCN.1989.65267
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1989-10-10
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Local area networks Network servers Hardware Frequency Computer networks Electronic mail Operating systems Intelligent networks Optimal control System performance
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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