Table 1 Notations
From: Maximizing the profits of cloud service providers via dynamic virtual resource renting approach
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
R | Virtual resource |
VM i | A virtual machine |
T j | A task submitted by users |
pl | Price list of a virtual machine |
I | Price interval of a virtual machine |
p | The price of a virtual machine |
Size | The time a virtual machine takes to finish the task |
N | The execution state of a task |
e | The urgency of the current task |
AP | The acceptable price |
Decision | The virtual machine rental strategy decision |
Revenue | The fee a CSP can obtain after it completes a task |
Rental | The accumulated cost of renting virtual machines for processing a task |
Profit | The profits that a CSP gains from completing a task |