Definition and Evaluation of Penalty Functions in SLA Management Framework

The paper presents an analysis of the possibilities of defining penalty functions to be used in SLA management frameworks. As a basis for the analysis, a brief survey of metrics used in SLA contracts is presented. Next, several definitions of penalty functions are proposed. The definitions are then analyzed in context of embedding them in a working SLA management framework.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ICNS
• Authors: Jacek Kosinski, Dominik Radziszowski, Krzysztof Zielinski, Slawomir Zielinski, Grzegorz Przybylski, Pawel Niedziela
• Keywords: Computer Networks, ICNS 2008, Penalty Functions, SLA Contracts, Sla Management Framework