A Decentralised Architecture for Multi-objective Autonomic Management

Abstract

Designing and organising large numbers of autonomic resources into a coherent system is a difficult endeavour. It necessitates handling complex interactions among dynamic, heterogeneous components, autonomic managers and human policies. Several architectural models have been proposed for organising these interactions. This paper focuses on a decentralised approach, while also considering two other possibilities -centralised and hierarchical. An architectural model is proposed and a prototype implementation with corresponding experimental results are subsequently presented and discussed.

Scenarios for an Autonomic Micro Smart Grid

“…In a simple case, integration between the heating system and the skylight may be minimal: the two equipments have no direct relation with each other, they simply interact through the physical world by influencing temperature in the room. This kind of integration, however limited, may lead to a valid system (Frey et al, 2010).…”