In order to reduce the scheduling makespan of a workflow,three list scheduling algorithms,namely,level and out-degree earliest-finish-time(LOEFT),level heterogeneous selection value(LHSV),and heterogeneous priority ea...In order to reduce the scheduling makespan of a workflow,three list scheduling algorithms,namely,level and out-degree earliest-finish-time(LOEFT),level heterogeneous selection value(LHSV),and heterogeneous priority earliest-finish-time(HPEFT)are proposed.The main idea hidden behind these algorithms is to adopt task depth,combined with task out-degree for the accurate analysis of task prioritization and precise processor allocation to achieve time optimization.Each algorithm is divided into three stages:task levelization,task prioritization,and processor allocation.In task levelization,the workflow is divided into several independent task sets on the basis of task depth.In task prioritization,the heterogeneous priority ranking value(HPRV)of the task is calculated using task out-degree,and a non-increasing ranking queue is generated on the basis of HPRV.In processor allocation,the sorted tasks are assigned one by one to the processor to minimize makespan and complete the task-processor mapping.Simulation experiments through practical applications and stochastic workflows confirm that the three algorithms can effectively shorten the workflow makespan,and the LOEFT algorithm performs the best,and it can be concluded that task depth combined with out-degree is an effective means of reducing completion time.展开更多
Optimized task scheduling is one of the most important challenges to achieve high performance in multiprocessor environments such as parallel and distributed systems. Most introduced task-scheduling algorithms are bas...Optimized task scheduling is one of the most important challenges to achieve high performance in multiprocessor environments such as parallel and distributed systems. Most introduced task-scheduling algorithms are based on the so-called list scheduling technique. The basic idea behind list scheduling is to prepare a sequence of nodes in the form of a list for scheduling by assigning them some priority measurements, and then repeatedly removing the node with the highest priority from the list and allocating it to the processor providing the earliest start time （EST）. Therefore, it can be inferred that the makespans obtained are dominated by two major factors： （1） which order of tasks should be selected （sequence subproblem）; （2） how the selected order should be assigned to the processors （assignment subproblem）. A number of good approaches for overcoming the task sequence dilemma have been proposed in the literature, while the task assignment problem has not been studied much. The results of this study prove that assigning tasks to the processors using the traditional EST method is not optimum; in addition, a novel approach based on the ant colony optimization algorithm is introduced, which can find far better solutions.展开更多
基金The Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2018JJ2153)the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department(No.18B356)+1 种基金the Foundation of the Research Center of Hunan Emergency Communication Engineering Technology(No.2018TP2022)the Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate of the Hunan Institute of Science and Technology(No.YCX2018A06).
文摘In order to reduce the scheduling makespan of a workflow,three list scheduling algorithms,namely,level and out-degree earliest-finish-time(LOEFT),level heterogeneous selection value(LHSV),and heterogeneous priority earliest-finish-time(HPEFT)are proposed.The main idea hidden behind these algorithms is to adopt task depth,combined with task out-degree for the accurate analysis of task prioritization and precise processor allocation to achieve time optimization.Each algorithm is divided into three stages:task levelization,task prioritization,and processor allocation.In task levelization,the workflow is divided into several independent task sets on the basis of task depth.In task prioritization,the heterogeneous priority ranking value(HPRV)of the task is calculated using task out-degree,and a non-increasing ranking queue is generated on the basis of HPRV.In processor allocation,the sorted tasks are assigned one by one to the processor to minimize makespan and complete the task-processor mapping.Simulation experiments through practical applications and stochastic workflows confirm that the three algorithms can effectively shorten the workflow makespan,and the LOEFT algorithm performs the best,and it can be concluded that task depth combined with out-degree is an effective means of reducing completion time.
基金Project supported by Sama Technical and Vocational Training College,Islamic Azad University,Shoushtar Branch,Shoushtar,Iran
文摘Optimized task scheduling is one of the most important challenges to achieve high performance in multiprocessor environments such as parallel and distributed systems. Most introduced task-scheduling algorithms are based on the so-called list scheduling technique. The basic idea behind list scheduling is to prepare a sequence of nodes in the form of a list for scheduling by assigning them some priority measurements, and then repeatedly removing the node with the highest priority from the list and allocating it to the processor providing the earliest start time （EST）. Therefore, it can be inferred that the makespans obtained are dominated by two major factors： （1） which order of tasks should be selected （sequence subproblem）; （2） how the selected order should be assigned to the processors （assignment subproblem）. A number of good approaches for overcoming the task sequence dilemma have been proposed in the literature, while the task assignment problem has not been studied much. The results of this study prove that assigning tasks to the processors using the traditional EST method is not optimum; in addition, a novel approach based on the ant colony optimization algorithm is introduced, which can find far better solutions.
