Resource Provider Selection for Personal Live Content Delivery in User-Provided Platform

Abstract

Abstract-The personal live content delivery is useful in many different application scenarios. Providing this service using end user provided network resource is a feasible solution with the advantage of fast deployment. However, in order to provider some service level agreement, the platform has to acquire sufficient network resources through resource acquisition, while, to ensure the provision, the corresponding resource providers are remunerated. For the perspective of service operators, selecting providers that effectively fulfilling SLA and efficiently reducing costs are their primary goals. We illustrate the feasibility of deploying a local search heuristic algorithm, Tabu search, in searching resource providers. Our simulations showed that their effectiveness in satisfying the commitment on the resource provision stated in SLA and minimizing the related costs. We find that the systematic choice of initial solution can improve the effectiveness of Tabu Search.