Affiliations: Telkom Centre of Excellence in ICT for Development, Department of Computer Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
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Corresponding author: Mamello Thinyane, Telkom Centre of Excellence in ICT for Development, Department of Computer Science, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, South Africa. E-mail: mthinyane@gmail.com
Abstract: Opportunistic grid computing is an emergent paradigm that combines idle volunteer nodes from enterprises in different geographic locations into a cost effective, converged high performance commodity computing grid. This paper presents the MAOG design; an implementation process for an infrastructure optimized for sharing computational cycles and disk space from commodity computers utilizing Multi-Agent Systems. The proposed approach brings transparent and pervasive grid user access to resources which would otherwise not be available to their disposal. An appraisal of the code mobility model to be utilized for the MAOG design in two phases (Mobile Agent and Remote Evaluation design paradigms), adopting the Contract Net Protocol is analyzed. This paper presents in detail, the main components that make up the Mobile Agent design, including the message passing model for achieving the specified service objectives.
Keywords: Opportunistic grids, multi-agent systems, mobile agents, remote-evaluation
