Resource Management for the Triana Peer-to-Peer Services

Abstract

In this chapter we discuss the Triana problem solving environment and its distributed implementation. Triana-specific distribution mechanisms are described along with the corresponding mappings. We outline the middleware independent nature of this implementation through the use of an application-driven API, called the GAT. The GAT supports many modes of operation including, but not limited to, Web Services and JXTA. We describe how the resources are managed within this context as Triana services and give an overview of one specific GAT binding using JXTA, used to prototype the distributed implementation of Triana services. A discussion of Triana resource management is given with emphasis on Triana-service organization within both P2P and Grid computing environments.