Distributed Resource Scheduling with Global Usage Quotas
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Distributed systems face challenges in managing resource access due to resource contention and monopolization, especially with distinct resources where a small number of resources service specific requests, leading to inefficiencies and poor system performance.
Innovation Solution
Implementing dynamic scheduling based on usage quotas across the distributed system, where usage information is monitored and quotas are enforced globally, allowing requests to be queued or processed based on quota status, ensuring fair access and high system utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If usage quotas are enforced strictly at each node independently, then resource monopolization is prevented locally, but system-wide resource utilization decreases and requests are needlessly penalized when processing capacity is available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges independent per-node quota enforcement into a coordinated system-wide quota management approach. Nodes share quota status information and coordinate request processing decisions, combining local enforcement capabilities with global awareness to prevent monopolization while maintaining system-wide utilization efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where nodes report usage information and receive quota status updates. This feedback loop enables dynamic adjustment of request processing decisions based on current system state, allowing requests to be processed when capacity is available while preventing quota violations
2Ease of operation
If complex scheduling algorithms are implemented to manage resource access fairly, then resource allocation fairness improves, but computational overhead increases and throughput decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The scheduling problem is segmented into simple local decisions at each node based on shared quota status. Instead of one complex centralized algorithm, each node independently makes scheduling decisions using straightforward rules derived from global quota information, reducing computational complexity while maintaining fairness
Solution Approach 2:
Usage quota status acts as an intermediary mechanism that mediates between competing requests. Rather than nodes directly competing using complex algorithms, the quota status serves as a shared signal that coordinates access decisions, simplifying the interaction while ensuring fair resource distribution
3Measurement precision
If per-atom usage tracking is implemented to enforce quotas, then precise quota control is achieved, but system complexity and overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal usage tracking mechanism that serves multiple atoms and request types through a common quota management framework. This multi-functional approach achieves precise per-atom control while avoiding the complexity of separate tracking systems for each resource
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to dynamically scheduling resource requests in a distributed system based on usage quotas. One example method includes identifying usage information for a distributed system including atoms, each atom representing a distinct item used by users of the distributed system; determining that a usage quota associated with the distributed system has been exceeded based on the usage information, the usage quota representing an upper limit for a particular type of usage of the distributed system; receiving a first request for a particular atom requiring invocation of the particular type of usage represented by the usage quota; determining that a second request for a different type of usage of the particular atom is waiting to be processed; and processing the second request for the particular atom before processing the first request.