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A component‐based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing
Author(s) -
Coulson Geoff,
Grace Paul,
Blair Gordon,
Cai Wei,
Cooper Chris,
Duce David,
Mathy Laurent,
Yeung Wai Kit,
Porter Barry,
Sagar Musbah,
Li Wei
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
concurrency and computation: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1532-0634
pISSN - 1532-0626
DOI - 10.1002/cpe.981
Subject(s) - middleware (distributed applications) , computer science , bespoke , grid computing , grid , component (thermodynamics) , semantic grid , distributed computing , resource (disambiguation) , web service , world wide web , software engineering , computer network , semantic web , physics , geometry , mathematics , political science , law , thermodynamics
Significant progress has been made in the design and development of Grid middleware which, in its present form, is founded on Web services technologies. However, we argue that present‐day Grid middleware is severely limited in supporting projected next‐generation applications which will involve pervasive and heterogeneous networked infrastructures, and advanced services such as collaborative distributed visualization. In this paper we discuss a new Grid middleware framework that features (i) support for advanced network services based on the novel concept of pluggable overlay networks, (ii) an architectural framework for constructing bespoke Grid middleware platforms in terms of ‘middleware domains’ such as extensible interaction types and resource discovery. We believe that such features will become increasingly essential with the emergence of next‐generation e‐Science applications. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.