Global grids and software toolkits: A study of four grid middleware technologies

Asadzadeh Birjandi, P., Buyya, R., Kei, C. L., Nayar, D. and Venugopal, S. (2005) Global grids and software toolkits: A study of four grid middleware technologies. In: Yang, L. (ed.) High Performance Computing: paradigm and infrastructure. Wiley Press: New Jersey.

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Abstract

Grid is an infrastructure that involves the integrated and collaborative use of computers, networks, databases and scientific instruments owned and managed by multiple organizations. Grid applications often involve large amounts of data and/or computing resources that require secure resource sharing across organizational boundaries. This makes Grid application management and deployment a complex undertaking. Grid middlewares provide users with seamless computing ability and uniform access to resources in the heterogeneous Grid environment. Several software toolkits and systems have been developed, most of which are results of academic research projects, all over the world. This chapter will focus on four of these middlewares—UNICORE, Globus, Legion and Gridbus. It also presents our implementation of a resource broker for UNICORE as this functionality was not supported in it. A comparison of these systems on the basis of the architecture, implementation model and several other features is included.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Asadzadeh Birjandi, Dr Parvin
Authors: Asadzadeh Birjandi, P., Buyya, R., Kei, C. L., Nayar, D., and Venugopal, S.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
Publisher:Wiley Press

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