Ninf-G: A reference implementation of RPC-based programming middleware for grid computing

Journal of Grid Computing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-51

  Tanaka, Y ^a   Nakada, H ^a   Sekiguchi, S ^a   Suzumura, T ^b   Matsuoka, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Globus toolkit; Grid; GridRPC; Ninf G

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL GRID FORUM; GLOBUS TOOLKIT; GRID; GRID PROTOCOLS; GRID RPC; GRIDRPC PROGRAMMING; LAN ENVIRONMENTS; NINF-G; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROGRAMMING INTERFACE; PROGRAMMING MODELS; REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION; REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); MIDDLEWARE; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 0742311353     PISSN: 15707873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024083511032     Document Type: Article

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