Catallaxy-based Grid markets

Issue title: Smart Grid Technologies & Market Models

Guest editors: Daniel J. Veitw, Torsten Eymannx, Nicholas R. Jenningsy and Jörg P. Müllerz

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Eymann, Torsten^{a; *} | Reinicke, Michael^a | Streitberger, Werner^a | Rana, Omer^b | Joita, Liviu^b | Neumann, Dirk^c | Schnizler, Björn^c | Veit, Daniel^c | Ardaiz, Oscar^d | Chacin, Pablo^d | Chao, Isaac^d | Freitag, Felix^d | Navarro, Leandro^d | Catalano, Michele^e | Gallegati, Mauro^e | Giulioni, Gianfranco^e | Schiaffino, Ruben Carvajal^f | Zini, Floriano^f

Affiliations: [a] Chair of Information Systems, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany | [b] School of Computer Science and the Welsh eScience Centre, University of Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK | [c] Information Management and Systems, University of Karlsruhe, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany | [d] Department of Computer Architecture, Technical University of Catalonia, Jordi Girona, 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain | [e] Department of Economics, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Piazzale Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy | [f] Automated Reasoning Systems Division, ITC-irst Trento, Via Sommarive, 18, 38050 Povo/Trento, Italy | [w] University of Karlsruhe, Information Management and Systems, Germany | [x] University of Bayreuth, Chair for Information Systems, Germany | [y] School of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK | [z] Technical University of Clausthal and Siemens AG Corporate Technology, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann, Chair of Information Systems, University of Bayreuth, Universitatsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany. Tel.: +49 921 55-2807; Fax: +49 921 55-2216; E-mail: eymann@uni-bayreuth.de

Abstract: Grid computing has recently become an important paradigm for managing computationally demanding applications, composed of a collection of services. The dynamic discovery of services, and the selection of a particular service instance providing the best value out of the discovered alternatives, poses a complex multi-attribute n:m allocation decision problem, which is often solved using a centralized resource broker. To manage complexity, this article proposes a two-layer architecture for service discovery in such Application Layer Networks (ALN). The first layer consists of a service market in which complex services are translated to a set of basic services, which are distinguished by price and availability. The second layer provides an allocation of services to appropriate resources in order to enact the specified services. This framework comprises the foundations for a later comparison of centralized and decentralized market mechanisms for allocation of services and resources in ALNs and Grids.

Keywords: Grid computing, market mechanisms, agent-enabled service oriented architecture

DOI: 10.3233/MGS-2005-1407

Journal: Multiagent and Grid Systems, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 297-307, 2005