METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING NON-CONTINUAL JOBS TO CANDIDATE PROCESSING NODES IN A STREAM-ORIENTED COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

A system and method for choosing non-continual jobs to run in a stream-based distributed computer system includes determining a total amount of resources to be consumed by non-continual jobs. A priority threshold is determined above which jobs will be accepted, below which jobs will be rejected. Overall penalties are minimized relative to the priority threshold based on estimated completion times of the jobs. System constraints are applied to ensure that jobs meet set criteria such that a plurality of non-continual jobs are scheduled which consider the system constraints and minimize overall penalties using available resources.