Publication Type
Journal Article
Pagination
89 - 101
Abstract
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.
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Year of Publication
2011
