Nonclairvoyant speed scaling for flow and energy

  • Ho Leung Chan
  • , Jeff Edmonds
  • , Tak Wah Lam
  • , Lap Kei Lee
  • , Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela
  • , Kirk Pruhs

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Abstract

We study online nonclairvoyant speed scaling to minimize total flow time plus energy. We first consider the traditional model where the power function is P(s) = sα. We give a nonclairvoyant algorithm that is shown to be O(α3)-competitive. We then show an Ω(α 1/3-∈) lower bound on the competitive ratio of any nonclairvoyant algorithm. We also show that there are power functions for which no nonclairvoyant algorithm can be O(1)-competitive.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSTACS 2009 - 26th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science
Pages255-264
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2009 - Freiburg, Germany
Duration: 26 Feb 200928 Feb 2009

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume3
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference26th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityFreiburg
Period26/02/0928/02/09

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