Author(s)

Yang Zhao

Corresponding Author

Yang Zhao

Abstract

Grid and cloud computing play the crucial role in networks in supporting today’s application. Data center nowadays has become a promising infrastructure for data storage, supporting Qos (quality of service), and even defenses against security attacks. In this paper, we address the role of network in cloud computing environment and a data center (DC) as a service architecture for future cloud computing.

Keywords

Cloud computing, Grid computing, Optical networks, virtualization.