CapNet: A real-time wireless management network for data center power capping

Abusayeed Saifullah, Sriram Sankar, Jie Liu, Chenyang Lu, Ranveer Chandra, Bodhi Priyantha

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Abstract

Data center management (DCM) is increasingly becoming a significant challenge for enterprises hosting large scale online and cloud services. Machines need to be monitored, and the scale of operations mandates an automated management with high reliability and real-time performance. Existing wired networking solutions for DCM come with high cost. In this paper, we propose a wireless sensor network as a cost-effective networking solution for DCM while satisfying the reliability and latency performance requirements of DCM. We have developed Cap Net, a real-time wireless sensor network for power capping, a time-critical DCM function for power management in a cluster of servers. Cap Net employs an efficient event-driven protocol that triggers data collection only upon the detection of a potential power capping event. We deploy and evaluate Cap Net in a data center. Using server power traces, our experimental results on a cluster of 480 servers inside the data center show that Cap Net can meet the real-time requirements of power capping. Cap Net demonstrates the feasibility and efficacy of wireless sensor networks for time-critical DCM applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE 35th Real-Time Systems Symposium, RTSS 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages334-345
Number of pages12
EditionJanuary
ISBN (Electronic)9781479972876
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 14 2015
Event35th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium, RTSS 2014 - Rome, Italy
Duration: Dec 2 2014Dec 5 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - Real-Time Systems Symposium
NumberJanuary
Volume2015-January
ISSN (Print)1052-8725

Conference

Conference35th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium, RTSS 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period12/2/1412/5/14

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