creators_name: Atkinson, A
creators_name: Malhotra, V
editors_name: Hamza, M
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2004-08-24
lastmod: 2008-07-18 09:37:17
metadata_visibility: show
title: Coalescing idle workstations as a multiprocessor system using Javaspaces and Java Web Start
ispublished: pub
subjects: 280100
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: NULL
pres_type: paper
keywords: Parallel and Distributed Processing, Java-based web applications, Jini, JavaSpaces.
abstract: This paper describes a distributed system which aggregates the unused and usually wasted processing capacity of idle workstations. The aggregation is achieved through the use of now ubiquitous internet infrastructure and web technology. And, it delivers a powerful yet inexpensive execution environment for computationally intensive applications. The prototype system described here makes use of Sun Microsystems Jini technology, particularly JavaSpaces, along with Java Web Start, to produce a dynamic, flexible and reliable system. Two example applications used to evaluate the system are described: (a) the n-Queens problem and (b) a parallel sorting (shearsort) application. The results of the evaluation clearly show that, for certain classes of applications, the system is capable of delivering significant performance.
date: 2004
date_type: published
pagerange: 233-238
event_title: Eighth IASTED Intl. Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications
event_location: Kauai, Hawaii, USA
event_dates: August 16-18, 2004
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
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citation: Atkinson, A and Malhotra, V (2004) Coalescing idle workstations as a multiprocessor system using Javaspaces and Java Web Start. In: Eighth IASTED Intl. Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, August 16-18, 2004, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
document_url: http://eprints.utas.edu.au/53/1/427-108.pdf