Abstract
Disaggregation of IT resources has been proposed as an alternative configuration for data centres. Comparing to the monolithic server approach that data centres are being built now, in a disaggregated data centre, CPU, memory and storage are separate resource blades and they are interconnected via a network fabric. That brings greater flexibility and improvements to the future data centres in terms of utilization efficiency and energy consumption. The key enabler for the disaggregated data centre is the network, which should support the bandwidth and latency requirements of the communication that is currently inside the server. In addition, a management software is required to create the logical connection of the resources needed by an application. In this paper, we propose a disaggregated data centre network architecture, we present the first scheduling algorithm specifically designed for disaggregated computing and we demonstrate the benefits that disaggregation will bring to operators.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2016) |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509013289 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781509013296 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 6 Feb 2017 |
| Event | IEEE Global Communications 2016 - Washington D.C., United States Duration: 4 Dec 2016 → 8 Dec 2016 http://globecom2016.ieee-globecom.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE Global Communications 2016 |
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| Abbreviated title | GLOBECOM 2016 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Washington D.C. |
| Period | 4/12/16 → 8/12/16 |
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Keywords
- Disaggregated data centre
- scheduling
- resource allocation
- energy consumption
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