S. Ghias and S. Zeadally (USA)
QoS, Scheduling, Operating System, Protocol,Performance
Most desktop applications execute on commodity operating systems and networks that support end-user requirements on a best-effort basis. As a result, the end user cannot indicate to the underlying system the priority of networked applications when they are executed concurrently. Consequently, the performance of these applications is degraded non-deterministically based on the availability of resources and furthermore the degradation is not in the order and to the extent the end user would want. This unpredictable degradation frequently affects the usefulness of a user session when multiple networked applications are executed simultaneously. We designed and implemented a prioritization service that allows an end-user to prioritize applications according to the requirements of an individual session. The service has been implemented in user-space and incorporates several scheduling disciplines such as Weighted Fair Queuing, Class Based Queuing, and Priority Queuing. We conducted a performance evaluation of the impact of the scheduling choices on the networked applications. Our empirical performance results demonstrate that end-user applications can be prioritized in the order the end-user chooses depending on the scheduling policies.
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