Introduction to Energy Efficiency in Large-Scale Distributed Systems
Jean‐Marc Pierson, Helmut Hlavacs · 2015
This is the introductory chapter of the book, which focuses on large-scale distributed systems. The book also focuses on energy-efficient computation and communication in large-scale distributed systems. These systems consist of thousands of heterogeneous elements that communicate via heterogeneous networks and provide different memory, storage, and processing capabilities. Examples for very large-scale distributed systems are computational and data grids, data centers, clouds, core and sensor networks, and so on. The chapter introduces the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action IC0804. The COST Action IC0804 investigated energy efficiency in large-scale distributed systems. These systems include, among others, wired and wireless networks, high-performance computing (HPC), cloud and desktop computing, and smart grids. The chapter presents an overview of how the other chapters of the book are organised.