Load Balancing for a Distributed CORBA-Based SCP

This paper examines load balancing issues relating to a distributed CORBA-based Service Control Point. Two types of load balancing strategies are explored through simulation studies: (i) a novel ant-based load balancing algorithm, which has been devised specifically for this type of system. This algorithm is compared to more traditional algorithms, (ii) a method for optimal distribution of the computational objects composing the service programs. This is based on mathematically minimising the expected communication flows between network nodes and message-level processing costs. The simulation model has been based on the recently adopted OMG IN/CORBA Interworking specification and the TINA Service Session computational object model.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ISN
• Authors: Conor McArdle, Niklas Widell, Christian Nyberg, Erik Lilja, Jenny Nyström, Thomas Curran
• Keywords: Communications, ISN 2000, Load Balancing Algorithm, Load Balancing Issues, Load Balancing Strategies