Open AccessEvaluating the Influence of the Client Behavior in Cloud Computing
Author(s) -
Mário Henrique Souza Pardo,
Adriana Molina Centurion,
Paulo Sérgio Franco Eustáquio,
Regina Helena Carlucci Santana,
Sarita Mazzini Bruschi,
Marcos José Santana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0158291
Subject(s) - cloud computing , computer science , cloudsim , workload , distributed computing , operating system
This paper proposes a novel approach for the implementation of simulation scenarios, providing a client entity for cloud computing systems. The client entity allows the creation of scenarios in which the client behavior has an influence on the simulation, making the results more realistic. The proposed client entity is based on several characteristics that affect the performance of a cloud computing system, including different modes of submission and their behavior when the waiting time between requests (think time) is considered. The proposed characterization of the client enables the sending of either individual requests or group of Web services to scenarios where the workload takes the form of bursts. The client entity is included in the CloudSim, a framework for modelling and simulation of cloud computing. Experimental results show the influence of the client behavior on the performance of the services executed in a cloud computing system.