Publisher's Synopsis
The focuses on energy-aware load balancing techniques in fog computing; an innovative distributed computing paradigm that extends cloud capabilities to the network edge. With the increasing demand for efficient resource utilization and energy management in fog computing environments; energy-aware load balancing plays a crucial role.
The study explores various load balancing algorithms and strategies specifically designed to optimize resource allocation and task distribution while considering energy consumption. It investigates the impact of workload characteristics; node capabilities; and energy profiles on load balancing decisions.
By dynamically balancing the workload across fog nodes; energy-aware load balancing ensures efficient resource utilization while minimizing energy consumption. It contributes to improved performance; resource optimization; and extended battery life for edge devices. The study focuses on sustainability and energy efficiency; aiming to develop energy-efficient fog computing infrastructures.
Key areas of exploration include workload analysis; node capabilities assessment; energy profiling; and algorithmic strategies. The study evaluates performance; energy efficiency; and decision-making algorithms. It also delves into workload management; energy-aware simulation; and energy-efficient cloud-fog collaboration.
The findings contribute to advancing intelligent resource allocation; workload balancing policies; and energy-saving mechanisms in fog computing. By incorporating energy-aware metrics; modeling; and optimization; this research promotes energy-efficient data processing; task migration; routing; and virtualization in fog computing environments. The ultimate goal is to achieve green fog computing and energy-efficient cloud-fog systems through effective load balancing and energy consumption analysis.
