MAPFS-DAI, an extension of OGSA-DAI based on a parallel file system

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-145

  Sánchez, Alberto ^a   Pérez, María S ^a   Karasavvas, Konstantinos ^b   Herrero, Pilar ^a   Pérez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b National e Science Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data access on grids; Interoperability; MAPFS Grid; OGSA DAI; Performance

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); INTEROPERABILITY;

DATA ACCESS ON GRIDS; MAPFS-GRID; OGSA-DAI;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748498227     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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