TITLE:
Stochastic Design of Enhanced Network Management Architecture and Algorithmic Implementations
AUTHORS:
Song-Kyoo Kim
KEYWORDS:
Stochastic Network Management; N-policy; Closed Queue; Algorithmic Implementation; Stochastic Optimization
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Operations Research,
Vol.3 No.1A,
January
30,
2013
ABSTRACT:
The paper is focused on available server management in Internet connected network environments. The local backup servers are hooked up by LAN and replace broken main server immediately and several different types of backup servers are also considered. The remote backup servers are hooked up by VPN (Virtual Private Network) with high-speed optical network. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a way to use a public network infrastructure and hooks up long-distance servers within a single network infrastructure. The remote backup servers also replace broken main severs immediately under the different conditions with local backups. When the system performs a mandatory routine maintenance of main and local backup servers, auxiliary servers from other location are being used for backups during idle periods. Analytically tractable results are obtained by using several mathematical techniques and the results are demonstrated in the framework of optimized networked server allocation problems. The operational workflow give the guidelines for the actual implementations.