Ming Gao^1,#, Weiwei Cai^1,#, Yizhang Jiang¹, Wenjun Hu³, Jian Yao², Pengjiang Qian^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.139, No.1, pp. 259-277, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029015

Abstract Currently, applications accessing remote computing resources through cloud data centers is the main mode of operation, but this mode of operation greatly increases communication latency and reduces overall quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE). Edge computing technology extends cloud service functionality to the edge of the mobile network, closer to the task execution end, and can effectively mitigate the communication latency problem. However, the massive and heterogeneous nature of servers in edge computing systems brings new challenges to task scheduling and resource management, and the booming development of artificial neural networks provides us with more powerful methods… More >

Jiamin Xiang¹, Ying Zhang¹, Xiaohua Cao^1,*, Zhigang Zhou²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3443-3466, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.045120

Abstract This paper presents an improved hybrid algorithm and a multi-objective model to tackle the scheduling problem of multiple Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) under the composite operation mode. The multi-objective model aims to minimize the maximum completion time, the total distance covered by AGVs, and the distance traveled while empty-loaded. The improved hybrid algorithm combines the improved genetic algorithm (GA) and the simulated annealing algorithm (SA) to strengthen the local search ability of the algorithm and improve the stability of the calculation results. Based on the characteristics of the composite operation mode, the authors introduce the combined coding and parallel decoding… More >

Laila Almutairi¹, Shabnam Mohamed Aslam^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 2791-2811, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040268

Abstract The rapid growth of service-oriented and cloud computing has created large-scale data centres worldwide. Modern data centres’ operating costs mostly come from back-end cloud infrastructure and energy consumption. In cloud computing, extensive communication resources are required. Moreover, cloud applications require more bandwidth to transfer large amounts of data to satisfy end-user requirements. It is also essential that no communication source can cause congestion or bag loss owing to unnecessary switching buffers. This paper proposes a novel Energy and Communication (EC) aware scheduling (EC-scheduler) algorithm for green cloud computing, which optimizes data centre energy consumption and traffic load. The primary goal… More >

V. Dhilip Kumar¹, J. Praveenchandar², Muhammad Arif^3,*, Adrian Brezulianu⁴, Oana Geman⁵, Atif Ikram^3,6

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 2179-2188, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.034764

Abstract Cloud Technology is a new platform that offers on-demand computing Peripheral such as storage, processing power, and other computer system resources. It is also referred to as a system that will let the consumers utilize computational resources like databases, servers, storage, and intelligence over the Internet. In a cloud network, load balancing is the process of dividing network traffic among a cluster of available servers to increase efficiency. It is also known as a server pool or server farm. When a single node is overwhelmed, balancing the workload is needed to manage unpredictable workflows. The load balancer sends the load… More >

Hongyan Xia, Jin Zhu^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.2, pp. 1637-1661, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029576

Abstract Improving the cooperative scheduling efficiency of equipment is the key for automated container terminals to cope with the development trend of large-scale ships. In order to improve the solution efficiency of the existing space-time network (STN) model for the cooperative scheduling problem of yard cranes (YCs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and extend its application scenarios, two improved STN models are proposed. The flow balance constraints in the original model are decomposed, and the trajectory constraints of YCs and AGVs are added to acquire the model STN_A. The coupling constraint in STN_A is updated, and buffer constraints are added to… More >

J. S. Manjaly, T. Subbulakshmi^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.3, pp. 3083-3108, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.036320

Abstract The default scheduler of Apache Hadoop demonstrates operational inefficiencies when connecting external sources and processing transformation jobs. This paper has proposed a novel scheduler for enhancement of the performance of the Hadoop Yet Another Resource Negotiator (YARN) scheduler, called the Adaptive Node and Container Aware Scheduler (ANACRAC), that aligns cluster resources to the demands of the applications in the real world. The approach performs to leverage the user-provided configurations as a unique design to apportion nodes, or containers within the nodes, to application thresholds. Additionally, it provides the flexibility to the applications for selecting and choosing which node’s resources they… More >

Zhikang Wang^#, Chengxuan Wang^#, Wendi Wu, Cheng Sun, Zhengtian Wu^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.1, pp. 845-863, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029442

Abstract As the current global environment is deteriorating, distributed renewable energy is gradually becoming an important member of the energy internet. Blockchain, as a decentralized distributed ledger with decentralization, traceability and tamper-proof features, is an important way to achieve efficient consumption and multi-party supply of new energy. In this article, we establish a blockchain-based mathematical model of multiple microgrids and microgrid aggregators’ revenue, consider the degree of microgrid users’ preference for electricity thus increasing users’ reliance on the blockchain market, and apply the one-master-multiple-slave Stackelberg game theory to solve the energy dispatching strategy when each market entity pursues the maximum revenue.… More >

Qinhui Liu, Zhijie Gao, Jiang Li^*, Shuo Li, Laizheng Zhu

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.2, pp. 2503-2530, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040505

Abstract With the rapid development of intelligent manufacturing and the changes in market demand, the current manufacturing industry presents the characteristics of multi-varieties, small batches, customization, and a short production cycle, with the whole production process having certain flexibility. In this paper, a mathematical model is established with the minimum production cycle as the optimization objective for the dual-resource batch scheduling of the flexible job shop, and an improved nested optimization algorithm is designed to solve the problem. The outer layer batch optimization problem is solved by the improved simulated annealing algorithm. The inner double resource scheduling problem is solved by… More >

Ali S. Alghamdi¹, Mohana Alanazi², Abdulaziz Alanazi³, Yazeed Qasaymeh^1,*, Muhammad Zubair^1,4, Ahmed Bilal Awan⁵, M. G. B. Ashiq⁶

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.3, pp. 2163-2192, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029453

Abstract To maximize energy profit with the participation of electricity, natural gas, and district heating networks in the day-ahead market, stochastic scheduling of energy hubs taking into account the uncertainty of photovoltaic and wind resources, has been carried out. This has been done using a new meta-heuristic algorithm, improved artificial rabbits optimization (IARO). In this study, the uncertainty of solar and wind energy sources is modeled using Hang’s two-point estimating method (TPEM). The IARO algorithm is applied to calculate the best capacity of hub energy equipment, such as solar and wind renewable energy sources, combined heat and power (CHP) systems, steam… More >

Kaili Shao¹, Hui Fu¹, Ying Song², Bo Wang^3,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 2259-2274, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.041454

Abstract To serve various tasks requested by various end devices with different requirements, end-edge-cloud (E2C) has attracted more and more attention from specialists in both academia and industry, by combining both benefits of edge and cloud computing. But nowadays, E2C still suffers from low service quality and resource efficiency, due to the geographical distribution of edge resources and the high dynamic of network topology and user mobility. To address these issues, this paper focuses on task offloading, which makes decisions that which resources are allocated to tasks for their processing. This paper first formulates the problem into binary non-linear programming and… More >