Research Article

Hybrid Electro Search with Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Task Scheduling in a Sensor Cloud Environment for Agriculture Irrigation Control System

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iterature review of metaheuristic hybrid task scheduling algorithms with limitations.

S. no.Author and yearMethodologyParametersLimitationsTool

1Sreenivasulu and Paramasivam (2021) [13]Hybrid optimization algorithm (BAT and BAR), hierarchy process model, and MOML preemption policyTurnaround time, response time, memory utilization, bandwidth utilization, and resource utilization(i) The author does not consider energy consumption and is required to prove the efficiency of the proposed algorithm with real-time workflowsCloudSim

2Dubey and Sharma 2021) [14]Hybrid AC-PSO algorithm and task schedulingMakespan rate, cost, and resource utilization rate(i) The author does not define the fitness function for energyCloudSim
(ii) The work does not consider the parameters of energy consumption, throughput, and schedule length
(iii) Need to improve the time complexity

3Dubey and Sharma (2021) [15]Hybrid CR-PSO algorithmMakespan rate, cost, execution time, and energy consumption(i) Author required plan scheduling for dependent tasks and needed to verify the effectiveness of proposed work on parameters such as energy consumption, load balancing, task rejection ratio, and turnaround timeCloudSim

4Prem Jacob and Pradeep (2019) [20]CPSODeadline, makespan time, and cost(i) Required to consider various other QoS service parameters and energy consumptionCloudSim

5Khan and Santhosh (2021) [24]PSGWOMakespan time and execution time(i) Required to apply this technique for various applicationsNetBeans
Waiting time, energy efficiency, and resource utilization

6Kumar and Sharma (2018) [25]PSO-COGENTExecution time, execution cost, makespan time, energy consumption, throughput, and task rejection ratio(i) Required to consider various SLA and QoS parameters for verifying the algorithm’s effectivenessCloudSim
(ii) need to test for various workflows in the cloud

7Velliangiri et al. (2021) [26]HESGAMakespan time, cost, and response time(i) Required to apply this approach with other applications such as agriculture and so onCloudSim
(ii) Need to consider various parameters such as energy consumption, load balancing, QoS, and so on

8Gokuldhev and Singaravel (2020) [27]LPMSAMakespan time and energy consumption(i) The proposed technique is required to test with real-time application and needs to consider various parameters and is still required to enhance the algorithmCloudSim with Java

9Gokuldhev and Singaravel (2020) [28]LPGWOMakespan time and energy consumption(i) This work needs scheduling in low and high machine heterogeneity was enhanced and consider various QoS metrics is requiredCloudSim with Java

10Dubey et al. (2018) [29]HEFTMakespan time and load balancing(i) The proposed method is required to consider various QoS parameters and need test its effectivenessCloudSim
11Ragmani et al. (2020) [33]FACO (ACO and fuzzy logic)Total processing time, response time, cost, and load balancing indexThe proposed approach needs to be evaluated within a real and multicloud computing architecture and required considering various parameters such as energy consumptionCloudSim

12Bhasker and Murali (2022)The proposed method (HES-ACO)Total execution time, execution cost, makespan time, energy consumption, throughput, task rejection ratio, resource utilization, and deadline constraintThe proposed approach extends this work further to consider security issues while users access the cloud’s informationCloudSim