Middleware for the use of storage in communication

• Published in: Parallel computing Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 1773 - 1787
• Main Authors: Beck, Micah, Arnold, Dorian, Bassi, Alessandro, Berman, Fran, Casanova, Henri, Dongarra, Jack, Moore, Terry, Obertelli, Graziano, Plank, James, Swany, Martin, Vadhiyar, Sathish, Wolski, Rich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-12-2002
• Subjects: Grid computing; Information sharing; Internetworking; Logistical computing; Middleware; Wide area computing; Logistical computing; Wide area computing; Internetworking; Grid computing; Middleware; Information sharing
• ISSN: 0167-8191; 1872-7336
• DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8191(02)00185-0

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Logistical Computing and Internetworking (LoCI) project is a reflection of the way that the next generation internetworking fundamentally changes our definition of high performance wide area computing. A key to achieving this aim is the development of middleware that can provide reliable, flexible, scalable, and cost-effective delivery of data with quality of service guarantees to support high performance applications of all types. The LoCI effort attacks this problem with a simple but innovative strategy. At the base of the LoCI project is a richer view of the use of storage in communication and information sharing.