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A Clustering Approach for Task Assignment Problem

by Vinay Kumar, P. C. Saxena, C. P. Katti
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 47 - Number 7
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: Vinay Kumar, P. C. Saxena, C. P. Katti
10.5120/7204-9987

Vinay Kumar, P. C. Saxena, C. P. Katti . A Clustering Approach for Task Assignment Problem. International Journal of Computer Applications. 47, 7 ( June 2012), 46-49. DOI=10.5120/7204-9987

@article{ 10.5120/7204-9987,
author = { Vinay Kumar, P. C. Saxena, C. P. Katti },
title = { A Clustering Approach for Task Assignment Problem },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { June 2012 },
volume = { 47 },
number = { 7 },
month = { June },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 46-49 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume47/number7/7204-9987/ },
doi = { 10.5120/7204-9987 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

The problem of task assignment in heterogeneous computing system has been studied for many years with many versions. We consider the problem in which tasks are to be assigned to homogeneous and heterogeneous machines to minimize the sum of the total computation and communication costs. In this paper, we introduce a novel algorithm to solve task assignment problem. It optimizes the assignment of cluster according to the storage and load balancing constraints and converts task assignment problem into a linear programming problem under the constraints of memory availability and load balancing on each machine. The aim of this work is to increase throughput, maximize resource utilization and fulfillment of user requirements.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Task Assignment Problem Task Scheduling Load Balancing