In this paper, we introduce the combinatorial auction model for resource management in grids. We propose a combinatorial auction-based resource allocation protocol in which a user...
Abstract. Open systems are becoming increasingly important in a variety of distributed, networked computer applications. Their characteristics, such as agent diversity, heterogenei...
—Automatic service and application deployment and management is becoming possible through the use of service and infrastructure discovery and policy systems. But using the infras...
Robert Adams, Ricardo Rivaldo, Guilherme Germoglio...
There is an increasing interest in integrating Javabased, and in particular Jini systems, with the emerging Grid infrastructures. In this paper we explore various ways of integrat...
Abstract. The emergence of handheld devices associated with wireless technologies has introduced new challenges for middleware. First, mobility is becoming a key characteristic; mo...