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In this paper, we present a new extension and reinterpretation of one of the most successful models of awareness in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), called the Spatial Model of Interaction (SMI), which manages awareness of interaction through a set of key concepts, to provide task delivery in collaborative distributed systems. This model also applies some theoretical principles and theories of multi-agents systems to create a collaborative and cooperative environment that can be able to provide an autonomous, efficient and independent management of the amount of resources available in a cluster. This model has been implemented in a cluster based on a multi-agent architecture. Some results are presented with the aim of emphasizing the performance speedup of the system using the Collaborative Awareness Model for Task-Balancing-Delivery (CAMT).
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Bosque, J.L., Herrero, P., Salvadores, M., Pérez, M.S. (2007). A Collaborative-Aware Task Balancing Delivery Model for Clusters. In: Cérin, C., Li, KC. (eds) Advances in Grid and Pervasive Computing. GPC 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4459. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72360-8_13
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