ARGON: Reservation in Grid-enabled Networks.

Abstract

Abstract: Grid computing offers heterogeneous and distributed resources to scientific communities. Apparently, networks connecting these resources can also be consid-ered as Grid resources. This paper presents ARGON, a system that integrates metro and wide area networks into Grid environments by providing advance reservations and guaranteed network services. Here, single-domain as well as multidomain net-work environments are considered. A major objective is to support metaschedulers in the planning of workflows for e-science applications with demanding network require-ments.