Performance optimization based on node attributes is of profound significance in the replica
placement algorithm used in Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS). Currently, most …

Traditional network functions are typically implemented using specialized hardware
appliances, which are expensive and difficult to upgrade. Network Function Virtualization …

Overlay network is a non-intrusive mechanism to enhance the existing network infrastructure
by building a logical distributed system on top of a physical underlay. A major difficulty in …

With the wide application of big data technology, a large number of data geographically
stored in data centers across various regions are generated everyday, waiting to be …

With the explosion of geo-distributed data, the huge treasures hidden in them are waiting to
be explored to obtain valuable insights. This results in the need for an effective geo …

Large cloud service providers have built an increasing number of geo-distributed data
centers (DCs) connected by Wide Area Networks (WANs). These DC-WANs carry both high …

ANN-assisted scheduling method is presented to schedule bulk transfers across optical
computing power networks in a single-path/SnF-multi-path manner. Studies demonstrate …

Big data analytics platforms have played a critical role in the unprecedented success of data-
driven applications. However, real-time and streaming data applications, and recent …

Geo-distributed computing, a paradigm that assigns computational tasks to globally
distributed nodes, has emerged as a promising approach in cloud computing, edge …

Big data are often stored close to the locations where they are generated, owing to the cost
of data transfer. These stored data are moved to a single location for processing or …