Hierarchical model for load distribution in grid environment

Abstract

Distributed system is a set of resources interconnected by a network. Grid computing systems are distributed system designed by integrating heterogeneous resources with different characteristics. These heterogeneous computing resources are designed for highly complex programs that require high processing power and huge volume of input data. Large scale applications such as meteorological simulations, data intensive applications etc. can be easily solved in grid environment. The performance of the system can be degraded if the resources are overloaded due to incoming of large no. of jobs. To enhance the system performance, Load Balancing is an important issue in Grid Environment. In this paper we present a hierarchical model for load distribution in Grid Environment with comparison of results on the basis of turnaround time.