Role of the resource broker in the Grid

Today, as Grid Computing is becoming a reality, there is a need for managing and monitoring the available resources worldwide, as well as the need for conveying these resources to the everyday user. This paper describes a resource broker with its main function being to match the available resources to the user’s requests. The use of the resource broker provides a uniform interface to access any of the available and appropriate resources using user’s credentials. This paper discusses the process of creating the resource broker as well as provides insight into how it connects and relates to the underlying software. The resource broker runs on top of the Globus Toolkit. Therefore, it provides security and current information about the available resources and serves as a link to the diverse systems available in the Grid. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.0 [General]: General Terms Theory, Design Keywords The Grid, Resource Broker, Globus Toolkit

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: ACMSE
• Authors: Enis Afgan
• Keywords: ACMSE 2004, Available Resources, Resource, Resource Broker, Theoretical Computer Science