Container Cloud Resource Allocation Based on Combinatorial Double Auction

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the formatting guidelines for ACM SIG Proceedings. Compared to traditional virtual machines, the container-based scheme does not incur the overhead required by virtual machines since it requires neither a fully abstract hardware stack nor separate guest operating systems (OS). In this virtualization method, the host OS controls the accesses of the containers to hardware resources. One container can thus be provided with resources such as CPU, memory and network, expectedly isolated from the others.Reasonable allocation and use of cloud resources is a prerequisite for ensuring cloud security. Based on the characteristics of cloud resources and cloud market, combining with the knowledge of economics, this paper proposes a cloud resource allocation mechanism based on combinatorial double auction and simulated annealing algorithm. In this mechanism, cloud resources are priced by combinatorial double auction and the maximum turnover rate is introduced to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed resource allocation scheme. The simulation results show that the allocation mechanism is feasible and effective.