Advanced Grid Management Software for Seamless Services

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: Albayrak, Sahin^{; *} | Kaiser, Silvan | Stender, Jan

Affiliations: DAI-Labor, Technische Universität Berlin, Secretary GOR 1-1, Franklinstrasse 28/29, D-10587 Berlin, Germany | [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. Tel.: +49 30 3142 1758; Fax: +49 30 3142 1799; E-mail: sahin.albayrak@dai-labor.de

Abstract: Even though common Grid Management Software, like Condor or the SUN Grid Engine, features sophisticated functionality to execute and observe jobs on a computing Grid, it often lacks a comprehensive support for multi-modal access, security, accounting and advanced messaging. To tackle these shortcomings, the concept of an agent-based Advanced Grid Management Software is introduced. The approach envisions a multi-agent architecture forming an additional access and management layer which rests on top of conventional Grid Management Software implementations. Agents are supposed to remedy the aforementioned deficiencies by providing value-added services which extend the basic functionalities of the underlying Grid. An agent-based service platform for multi-modal access is used to feature an enhanced user interface to the functionality offered by the Advanced Grid Management Software.

Keywords: Grid Management Software, Agent, Multi-modal Access, Service

DOI: 10.3233/MGS-2005-1404

Journal: Multiagent and Grid Systems, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 263-270, 2005