Energy Optimization of Security-Critical Real-Time Applications with Guaranteed Security Protection

Designing energy-efficient applications has become of critical importance for embedded systems, especially for battery-powered systems. Additionally, the emerging requirements on both security and real-time make it much more difficult to produce ideal solutions. In this work, we address the emerging scheduling problem existed in the design of secure and energy-efficient real-time embedded systems. The objective is to minimize the system energy consumption subject to security and schedulability constraints. Due to the complexity of the problem, we propose a dynamic programming based approximation approach to find efficient solutions under given constraints. The proposed technique has polynomial time complexity which is half of existing approximation approaches. The efficiency of our algorithm is validated by extensive experiments and a real-life case study. Comparing with other approaches, the proposed approach achieves energy-saving up to 37.6% without violating the real-time and security constraints of the system.     

TinyOS中DSA调度策略的研究

针对TinyOS任务调度采用非剥夺的先来先服务调度策略,而产生的系统紧急任务不能及时得到响应及节点吞吐量下降情况,该文提出一种新的可抢占时限短作业调度策略——DSA。在绝对时限前执行硬实时任务,满足了系统对实时任务的响应要求,提高处理器的响应速度,对软实时任务实行短作业优先调度策略,提高系统的吞吐量。在TinyOS上测试表明,DSA策略在不影响TinyOS原有性能的情况下,改进了传感器网络承担实时性任务的运行效果。     

Power and performance management for parallel computations in clouds and data centers

We address scheduling independent and precedence constrained parallel tasks on multiple homogeneous processors in a data center with dynamically variable voltage and speed as combinatorial optimization problems. We consider the problem of minimizing schedule length with energy consumption constraint and the problem of minimizing energy consumption with schedule length constraint on multiple processors. Our approach is to use level-by-level scheduling algorithms to deal with precedence constraints. We use a simple system partitioning and processor allocation scheme, which always schedules as many parallel tasks as possible for simultaneous execution. We use two heuristic algorithms for scheduling independent parallel tasks in the same level, i.e., SIMPLE and GREEDY. We adopt a two-level energy/time/power allocation scheme, namely, optimal energy/time allocation among levels of tasks and equal power supply to tasks in the same level. Our approach results in significant performance improvement compared with previous algorithms in scheduling independent and precedence constrained parallel tasks.     

能量有效的无线传感器网络动态任务调度算法

为减少无线传感器网络任务调度的能量消耗,平衡网络负载,提出能量最小化的动态任务调度算法。在感知动态环境的基础上,将传感器网络节点的覆盖率、可调度性等作为该问题的约束条件。将改进后的蚁群算法应用于任务调度算法中,通过迭代得到最优分配方案,引入信息熵提升剩余能量充沛的节点执行任务的几率。仿真结果表明,该算法在降低任务分配的执行时间、能量消耗量及优化网络负载平衡方面取得了较好的效果。     

一种能量收集嵌入式系统自适应调度算法

能量收集嵌入式系统(energy harvesting embedded system,简称EHES)的任务调度算法需要考虑能量收集单元的能量输出、能量存储单元的能量水平和能量消耗单元的能耗.实时任务在满足能量约束的条件下,才可能满足时间约束.在这个背景下,传统固定优先级调度算法不再适用于EHES.提出一种基于分组的自适应任务调度算法,它能根据能量收集单元由于能量输出的不确定性而造成的非能量约束情况和能量约束情况,自适应地选择任务调度算法.在非能量约束的情况下,减少任务抢占次数,增强任务的可调度性;在能量约束情况下,减少电池模式切换次数,提高能量存储单元的平均能量水平,从而降低系统能量约束.在一个可进行大范围任务集合仿真的实验环境下对提出的算法进行验证,并将基于分组的自适应调度算法与现有的两个经典算法进行了对比.     

基于鱼群算法的无线传感网络覆盖优化策略*

无线传感网络是能量受限的网络,有效覆盖和能耗是衡量其性能的两个重要指标。将最大化网络覆盖率和最小化工作节点数作为网络优化目标,建立了网络覆盖优化的数学模型,并利用鱼群算法并行寻优、收敛快速的特性,提出了一种基于鱼群算法的覆盖优化策略。仿真实验表明,该算法能求解最优覆盖工作节点,并可以改进网络节点调度的实时性。     

基于测距的无线传感器网络均衡式招募调度算法

节点调度是均衡无线传感器网络能量有效方法之一．分析基于测距的睡眠调度算法（RBSS）发现其招募节点能耗过大,造成其过早死亡,影响网络的生命周期．针对这个问题,本文在正六边形覆盖模型的基础上,基于能量均衡思想,提出基于测距的均衡式招募调度算法（RBDRS）．RBDRS算法将协作节点招募的任务转移到新招募的协作节点上,均衡网络能耗．招募节点通过测距招募距其最远的邻居节点作为协作节点,协作节点再依次为招募节点招募新的协作节点,直至无法招募到新的协作节点．仿真实验结果表明,与RBSS算法相比,在不增加额外开销的条件下,RBDRS算法能够有效减少工作节点数目,提高网络覆盖率,均衡网络能耗,延长网络生命周期.     

Minimax method in optimizing energy consumption in real-time embedded systems

The main principles of the minimax method designed for solving energy consumption optimization problems in real-time embedded systems are presented. Results of comparing ways to minimize energy consumption in systems with on-line minimax and off-line DVS/DFS scheduling are given. In terms of energy consumption minimization, the minimax method is shown to ensure optimal division of the task into two subtasks. This method can be applied both to systems with tasks arbitrarily distributed in time and to periodic multitasking systems with rigid timing constraints.     

基于马尔可夫链的无线传感器网络分布式调度方法

能量效率是无线传感器网络(Wireless sensor network, WSN)研究中的核心问题之一. 当节点采用电池供电时, 有限的能量限制了网络的生存周期, 从而对无线传感器网络的大规模应用提出了挑战. 本文基于马尔可夫链, 提出了一种实用的、协作分布式的调度方法, 并从理论上证明了该方法的收敛性. 该方法不仅可对节点的休眠/唤醒进行调度, 还可以对节点数据发送进行调度以减少数据冲突的发生. 仿真实验结果表明, 该方法能够有效地减少节点能量的消耗, 且对其他网络性能的影响较小.     

抢占阈值调度的功耗优化

DVS(Dynamic Voltage Scaling)技术的应用使得任务执行时间延长进而使得处理器的静态功耗(由CMOS电路的泄露电流引起)迅速增加.延迟调度(Procrastination Scheduling)算法是近年提出用于减少静态功耗的有效方法,它通过推迟任务的正常执行来尽可能长时间地让处理器处于睡眠或关闭状态,从而避免过多的静态功耗泄露.文中针对可变电压处理器上运用抢占阈值调度策略的周期性任务集合,将节能调度和延迟调度结合起来,提出一种两阶段节能调度算法,先使用离线算法来计算每个任务的最优处理器执行速度,而后使用在线模拟调度算法来计算每个任务的延迟时间,从而动态判定处理器开启/关闭时刻.实例研究和仿真实验表明,作者的方法能够进一步降低抢占阈值任务调度算法的功耗.     

Energy efficient scheduling of parallel tasks on multiprocessor computers

In this paper, scheduling parallel tasks on multiprocessor computers with dynamically variable voltage and speed are addressed as combinatorial optimization problems. Two problems are defined, namely, minimizing schedule length with energy consumption constraint and minimizing energy consumption with schedule length constraint. The first problem has applications in general multiprocessor and multicore processor computing systems where energy consumption is an important concern and in mobile computers where energy conservation is a main concern. The second problem has applications in real-time multiprocessing systems and environments where timing constraint is a major requirement. Our scheduling problems are defined such that the energy-delay product is optimized by fixing one factor and minimizing the other. It is noticed that power-aware scheduling of parallel tasks has rarely been discussed before. Our investigation in this paper makes some initial attempt to energy-efficient scheduling of parallel tasks on multiprocessor computers with dynamic voltage and speed. Our scheduling problems contain three nontrivial subproblems, namely, system partitioning, task scheduling, and power supplying. Each subproblem should be solved efficiently, so that heuristic algorithms with overall good performance can be developed. The above decomposition of our optimization problems into three subproblems makes design and analysis of heuristic algorithms tractable. A unique feature of our work is to compare the performance of our algorithms with optimal solutions analytically and validate our results experimentally, not to compare the performance of heuristic algorithms among themselves only experimentally. The harmonic system partitioning and processor allocation scheme is used, which divides a multiprocessor computer into clusters of equal sizes and schedules tasks of similar sizes together to increase processor utilization. A three-level energy/time/power allocation scheme is adopted for a given schedule, such that the schedule length is minimized by consuming given amount of energy or the energy consumed is minimized without missing a given deadline. The performance of our heuristic algorithms is analyzed, and accurate performance bounds are derived. Simulation data which validate our analytical results are also presented. It is found that our analytical results provide very accurate estimation of the expected normalized schedule length and the expected normalized energy consumption and that our heuristic algorithms are able to produce solutions very close to optimum.     

Intra-task device scheduling for real-time embedded systems

An ever increasing need for extra functionality in a single embedded system demands for extra Input/Output (I/O) devices, which are usually connected externally and are expensive in terms of energy consumption. To reduce their energy consumption, these devices are equipped with power saving mechanisms. While I/O device scheduling for real-time (RT) systems with such power saving features has been studied in the past, the use of energy resources by these scheduling algorithms may be improved.Technology enhancements in the semiconductor industry have allowed the hardware vendors to reduce the device transition and energy overheads. The decrease in overhead of sleep transitions has opened new opportunities to further reduce the device energy consumption. In this research effort, we propose an intra-task device scheduling algorithm for real-time systems that wakes up a device on demand and reduces its active time while ensuring system schedulability. This intra-task device scheduling algorithm is extended for devices with multiple sleep states to further minimise the overall device energy consumption of the system. The proposed algorithms have less complexity when compared to the conservative inter-task device scheduling algorithms. The system model used relaxes some of the assumptions commonly made in the state-of-the-art that restrict their practical relevance. Apart from the aforementioned advantages, the proposed algorithms are shown to demonstrate the substantial energy savings.     

基于WSNs的部分覆盖应用的节点唤醒机制

无线传感网络WSNs(Wireless Sensor Networks)已广泛应用于各类领域.然而,由于能量有限,提高传感节点能效是一项挑战工作.休眠调度策略是保存能量、延长网络寿命的有效策略.此外,多数WSNs应用并不要求100％的覆盖.为此,提出面向部分覆盖应用的节点唤醒机制,且标记为PCLA.PCLA机制引用学习自动机去合理地唤醒节点,而其他节点休眠,进而延长网络寿命.首先,唤醒部分节点构成主干网,然后,再利用这些节点的邻居去满足网络覆盖要求.实验数据表明,与同类机制相比,提出的PCLA机制能够有效地满足部分覆盖要求,并且在活动节点数和网络寿命方面也具有较好的性能.     

Scheduling with dynamic voltage/speed adjustment using slack reclamation in multiprocessor real-time systems

The high power consumption of modern processors becomes a major concern because it leads to decreased mission duration (for battery-operated systems), increased heat dissipation, and decreased reliability. While many techniques have been proposed to reduce power consumption for uniprocessor systems, there has been considerably less work on multiprocessor systems. In this paper, based on the concept of slack sharing among processors, we propose two novel power-aware scheduling algorithms for task sets with and without precedence constraints executing on multiprocessor systems. These scheduling techniques reclaim the time unused by a task to reduce the execution speed of future tasks and, thus, reduce the total energy consumption of the system. We also study the effect of discrete voltage/speed levels on the energy savings for multiprocessor systems and propose a new scheme of slack reservation to incorporate voltage/speed adjustment overhead in the scheduling algorithms. Simulation and trace-based results indicate that our algorithms achieve substantial energy savings on systems with variable voltage processors. Moreover, processors with a few discrete voltage/speed levels obtain nearly the same energy savings as processors with continuous voltage/speed, and the effect of voltage/speed adjustment overhead on the energy savings is relatively small.     

Optimal sub-tree scheduling for wireless sensor networks with partial coverage

In this paper, we consider the problem of scheduling optimal sub-trees at different time intervals for wireless sensor network (WSN) communications with partial coverage. More precisely, we minimize the total power consumption of the network while taking into account time dimension and multichannel diversity where different disjoint subsets of nodes are required to be active and connected under a tree topology configuration. Optimization problems of these types may arise when designing new wireless communication protocols in order to increase network lifetime. We propose mixed integer quadratic and linear programming (resp. MIQP and MILP) models to compute optimal solutions for the problem. Subsequently, we propose Kruskal-based variable neighborhood search (VNS) and simulated annealing (SA) meta-heuristic procedures. In particular, we introduce a new embedded guided local search strategy in our VNS algorithm to further strengthen the solutions obtained. Our numerical results indicate that some of the proposed models allow to obtain optimal solutions with CPLEX in significantly less CPU time. Similarly, VNS and SA algorithms proved to be highly efficient when compared to the optimal solutions and allow to obtain near optimal solutions for large instances. In particular, VNS and guided VNS strategies allow to obtain solutions in less CPU time whilst SA methods can reach better solutions at higher CPU times. Finally, optimizing over time dimension allows one to obtain important reductions in power savings which has never been reported before in the literature.     

无线传感器网络节点任务调度与功耗管理算法研究

针对有能量采集系统的无线传感器网络节点异质多核SoC平台,从提高能量利用效率的角度,提出了一种任务调度与功耗管理算法.该算法处理实时有截止时间并有相互依赖关系的任务,任务执行在多个电压可调的处理单元上.通过对节点系统能量采集行为和应用情况进行分析建立了问题模型,并运用运筹学软件LINGO对模型做了求解.利用多组随机输入的任务流图对模型与算法进行了验证,该算法在功耗与时间约束范围内确实能有效提高系统的能量利用效率.     

可分负载WSN的能耗最小负载调度研究

减少无线传感器网络的能耗、延长网络生存周期已成为研究的热点之一。针对星型可分负载无线传感器网络的能耗最小问题,以典型可分负载调度为基础,提出了朴素的顺序调度算法(SSSA)及能耗与时间权衡调度算法(ETTS)。从理论与仿真角度分别证明了SSSA算法是在最短时间要求下的能耗最小负载调度算法,并通过仿真实验验证了两种算法对减少网络能耗、延长网络生存周期的有效性。实验表明:当网络拓扑对存活节点个数依赖较高时,应采用SSSA调度算法;当网络关心初始几轮负载处理能耗时,应采用ETTS算法。此外,随给定时间的增加,ETTS算法的能耗进一步减少。     

一种满足可靠性和能效的云工作流调度方法

为了同步解决云工作流调度时的失效和高能耗问题,提出一种基于可靠性和能效的工作流调度算法.算法为了在截止时间的QoS约束下最大化系统可靠性并最小化调度能耗,将工作流调度过程划分为四个阶段:计算任务优先级、工作流任务聚簇、截止时间子分配和任务调度.算法在满足执行次序的情况下对任务进行拓扑排序,并以通信代价最小为目标对任务进...     

Energy-efficient routing over coordinated sleep scheduling in wireless ad hoc networks

In this paper, we study how energy-efficient routing at the network layer can be coordinated with sleep scheduling at the link layer to increase network-wide energy efficiency in wireless ad hoc networks. We identify a trade-off between the reduced transmit power at senders with multi-receiver diversity and the increased receive power at forwarders with coordinated sleep scheduling. Moreover, we provide a comprehensive study of how coordinated sleep scheduling affects the energy-efficient routing performance based on a 2-D gird topology and time division multiple access (TDMA) medium access control (MAC). Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the integrated routing and sleep scheduling, significant impact of coordinated sleep scheduling on the energy-efficient routing performance, and relationship between networking conditions (in terms of the traffic load and node density) and overall system performance achieved by different energy-efficient routing protocols.