Master/slave computing on the Grid

• Published in: Proceedings 9th Heterogeneous Computing Workshop (HCW 2000) (Cat. No.PR00556) pp. 3 - 16
• Main Authors: Shao, G., Berman, F., Wolski, R.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2000
• Subjects: Application software; Computer science; Contracts; Electronic switching systems; Grid computing; Indium tin oxide; Master-slave; Nominations and elections; Parallel programming; Process control

Resource selection is fundamental to the performance of master/slave applications. In this paper, we address the problem of promoting performance for distributed master/slave applications targeted to distributed, heterogeneous "Grid" resources. We present a work-rate-based model of master/...