A Generic Reference Architecture for Collaboratory Scientific Virtual Laboratory

The paper presents a generic reference architecture framework for collaboratory experiment virtual laboratory. The model presented is open source driven, flexible and based on modern tools and technologies. This in effect will allow geographically remote scientists with limited internal laboratory r...

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Published inInternational journal of grid and high performance computing Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 37 - 52
Main Authors Absalom, Ezugwu E, Sahalu, Junaidu B, Seyed, Buhari M, Afolayan, Obiniyi A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey, PA IGI Publishing 01.01.2013
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Subjects
Applied sciences
Architecture
Collaboratories
Computation
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Exact sciences and technology
Flexibility
Freeware
Information systems. Data bases
Interoperability
Memory organisation. Data processing
Roads
Software
Virtual environments
System architecture
Architecture
Resource allocation
Architectural design
Web service
Distributed system
Integrated management
Modeling
Interoperability
Open source software
Collaborator
Enterprise architecture
Grid Technology
Virtual Laboratory
Web Services
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Summary:The paper presents a generic reference architecture framework for collaboratory experiment virtual laboratory. The model presented is open source driven, flexible and based on modern tools and technologies. This in effect will allow geographically remote scientists with limited internal laboratory resources, access to wealth of experimental datasets, computing facilities, and distributed hard-to-duplicate laboratory devices. The key issues discussed are architectural design and choice of technology used for creating virtual laboratory. This architecture offers great levels of flexibility, simplicity, and interoperability that are needed to allow integration between heterogeneous distributed grid resources and its clients and executors. The framework, besides theoretical modelling, will provide a road map for future research and open questions.
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ISSN:1938-0259
1938-0267
DOI:10.4018/jghpc.2013010103