A Novel Approach for Energy-Efficient Container Migration by Using Gradient Descent Namib Beetle Optimization

Abstract

Cloud services are increasingly available through containers due to their scalability, portability, and reliable deployment, particularly in microservices and smart vehicles. The scheduler component of cloud containers plays a crucial role in optimizing energy efficiency and minimizing costs due to the diversity of workloads and cloud resources. The growing demand for cloud services poses a challenge in terms of energy consumption. Optimizing energy consumption in servers is possible by utilizing live migration technology. This study aims to propose a hybrid model that facilitates the migration of containers from one server to another using Gradient Descent Namib Beetle Optimization (GNBO) algorithms, thereby reducing the energy consumption of cloud servers. The work is carried out through cloud simulation using Physical Machines (PM), Virtual Machines (VM), and Containers. Tasks are allocated to VMs in a round-robin manner. The Actor-Critic Neural Network (ACNN) is employed to predict the load of PMs, and overloading and underloading conditions are determined based on the load. The proposed GNBO hybrid optimization calculates the optimal solution considering predicted load, migration costs, resource utilization, energy consumption, and network bandwidth. This approach achieves a load of 0.177 MIPS, migration costs of 10.146 J, and optimizes energy consumption to 0.068 W.