Desktop grid computing

This book reviews various approaches in desktop grid computing useful for implementing and solving many important sub-problems of middleware design, such as scheduling, data management, security, load balancing, and fault tolerance. With numerous tables and illustrations, the text balances the theor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cerin, Christophe (-), Fedak, Gilles
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis 2012.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Chapman & Hall/CRC numerical analysis and scientific computing.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628512406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Presentation of the Book; I. The Birth; 1. Volunteer Computing and BOINC; 2. Open, Scalable and Self-Regulated Federations of Desktop Grids with OurGrid; 3. The XtremWebCH Volunteer Computing Platform; 4. XtremWeb-HEP: Designing Desktop Grid for the EGEE Infrastructure; 5. A Volunteer Computing Platform Experience for Neuromuscular Disease Problems; 6. How to Work with XtremWeb, Condor, BOINC on Top of BonjourGrid; 7. How to Work with PastryGrid; II. Maturity and Beyond
  • 8. Challenges in Designing Scheduling Policies in Volunteer Computing9. Modeling and Optimizing Availability of Non-Dedicated Resources; 10. Security and Result Certification; 11. Data-Intensive Computing on Desktop Grids; 12. Roles of Desktop Grids in Hybrid Distributed Computing Infrastructures; 13. Supporting Web 2.0 Communities by Volunteer Desktop Grids; 14. Programming Applications for Desktop Grids; 15. Network Awareness in Volunteer Networks