Can i simulate cloud environment using MATLAB?
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Arshad Ali
on 21 Feb 2018
Commented: Walter Roberson
on 25 Jan 2025
I want to simulate cloud environment using MATLAB and implement some scheduling algorithms.
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Walter Roberson
on 21 Feb 2018
Yes, that is possible. MATLAB is a general purpose programming language that can compute any finite deterministic algorithm given enough time and memory.
MATLAB does not provide any special tools for the purpose of simulating cloud computing.
You might want to look at Simscape for event simulation.
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Walter Roberson
on 22 Feb 2018
I do not have any code for that purpose. A small number of people have asked about cloud simulation but I have not seen any code for it.
One thing you need to figure out is how cloud computing is different from distributed computing.
Lavanya Suja T
on 1 Jun 2021
Try CloudSim3.0.3 for Scheduling algorithms
Report Generation can be done in MATLAB's Plots
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rashi
on 25 Jan 2025
Edited: Walter Roberson
on 25 Jan 2025
% MATLAB Simulation for Temperature Variation with Cloud Influence
% Define parameters
time_steps = 100; % Number of time steps (e.g., hours)
initial_temp = 25; % Initial temperature in Celsius
cloud_cover_factor = 0.5; % Factor influencing cloud cover (0: clear, 1: overcast)
temp_variation_range = [-5, 5]; % Temperature fluctuation range in Celsius
% Generate random cloud cover values between 0 (clear) and 1 (overcast)
cloud_cover = rand(1, time_steps);
% Pre-allocate array for temperature values
temperature = zeros(1, time_steps);
temperature(1) = initial_temp;
% Algorithm to simulate temperature variation
for t = 2:time_steps
% Define temperature fluctuation range based on cloud cover
fluctuation_range = temp_variation_range * (1 - cloud_cover(t-1)); % More cloud = smaller fluctuation
% Simulate temperature variation
temperature(t) = temperature(t-1) + rand * (fluctuation_range(2) - fluctuation_range(1)) + fluctuation_range(1);
% Temperature should stay within reasonable bounds
temperature(t) = max(min(temperature(t), 40), -10); % Temperature range between -10°C and 40°C
end
% Plot the results
figure;
subplot(2, 1, 1);
plot(1:time_steps, temperature, '-o', 'LineWidth', 2);
title('Temperature Variation with Time');
xlabel('Time (hours)');
ylabel('Temperature (°C)');
grid on;
subplot(2, 1, 2);
plot(1:time_steps, cloud_cover, '-o', 'LineWidth', 2);
title('Cloud Cover Over Time');
xlabel('Time (hours)');
ylabel('Cloud Cover Factor');
grid on;
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Walter Roberson
on 25 Jan 2025
Unfortunately, a different meaning of "cloud" was intended in the question. The question was asking about "Cloud Computing" -- computing done by servers.
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