Group replica caching scheme for optical grid networks

This paper proposes a cache replacement scheme named group replica caching for optical grid networks. In optical grid networks, data files for job execution are replicated at multiple servers in order to distribute loads. Clients download these files via lightpaths and store them as necessary. File downloading is blocked when the corresponding lightpath cannot be established. The blocking probability of file downloading depends on location of files. The case where a file is stored in a client is ideal because blocking of lightpath establishments does not occur. However, the storage size of the client is limited. In order to efficiently use storage resources of clients, our proposed scheme focuses on the fact that clients can download files stored in surrounding servers with low blocking probability. The proposed scheme regards a group of storages of a client and its surrounding servers as one storage. In particular, they preferentially store different files. By doing so, the probability that a file is stored at the client or its surrounding servers increases. Through simulation experiments, we show that the proposed scheme improves the blocking probability of file downloading efficiently.