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
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
