Task subdivision, distribution, and offloading for systems from mobile environments to data centers

摘要

In a method of executing a computer program application, the computer program application is divided into a plurality of computational tasks; and at least one of the computational tasks of the computer program application is distributed by the executing node to at least one assisting node which is connected to the executing node via a network. Further, the executing node provides a task evaluation function to a plurality of nodes connected to the executing node via the network requesting node properties of each of the nodes of the plurality of nodes; each of the nodes of the plurality of nodes provides its node properties to the executing node in accordance with the task evaluation function; the executing node evaluates the node properties of the plurality of nodes to identify the one of the plurality of nodes which suits for performing the at least one of the computational tasks as the at least one assisting node for the at least one of the computational tasks; and the executing node distributes the at least one of the computational tasks of the computer program application to the at least one assisting node.