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This paper examines load balancing issues relating to a distributed CORBA-based Service Control Point. Two types of load balancing strategies are explored through simulation studies: (i) A novel ant-based load balancing algorithm, which has been devised specifically for this type of system. This algorithm is compared to more traditional algorithms, (ii) A method for optimal distribution of the computational objects composing the service programs. This is based on mathematically minimising the expected communication flows between network nodes and message-level processing costs. The simulation model has been based on the recently adopted OMG IN/CORBA Interworking specification and the TINA Service Session computational object model.
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McArdle, C., Widell, N., Nyberg, C., Lilja, E., Nyström, J., Curran, T. (2000). Load Balancing for a Distributed CORBA-Based SCP. In: Delgado, J., Stamoulis, G.D., Mullery, A., Prevedourou, D., Start, K. (eds) Telecommunications and IT Convergence Towards Service E-volution. IS&N 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1774. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46525-1_3
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