Research Article

P2PGrid: integrating P2P networks into the Grid environment

  1. Jiannong Cao1,*,
  2. Fred Bojin Liu1,2,
  3. Cheng-Zhong Xu2

Article first published online: 28 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cpe.1096

Issue

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Special Issue: Autonomous Grid Computing

Volume 19, Issue 7, pages 1023–1046, May 2007

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How to Cite

Cao, J., Liu, F. B. and Xu, C.-Z. (2007), P2PGrid: integrating P2P networks into the Grid environment. Concurrency Computat.: Pract. Exper., 19: 1023–1046. doi: 10.1002/cpe.1096

Author Information

  1. 1

    Internet and Mobile Computing Laboratory, Department of Computing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  2. 2

    Cluster and Internet Computing Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, U.S.A.

*Internet and Mobile Computing Laboratory, Department of Computing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 MAR 2007
  2. Article first published online: 28 SEP 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 MAY 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 25 APR 2006

Funded by

  • Hong Kong University Grant Council (CERG Grant). Grant Number: B-Q822 (PolyU 5183/04E)
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (ICRG Grant). Grant Number: G-YD63
  • China National 973 Program. Grant Number: 2002CB312002

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Keywords:

  • Grid;
  • P2P;
  • integration

Abstract

The current Grid architecture suffers from high complexity, inefficiency in leveraging common PC capabilities, and the single point of failure problem originated from Grid's client–server mode of interaction. In this paper, we propose an approach to solve the problems by incorporating peer-to-peer (P2P) networks with the Grid environment. A two-layer integration model is proposed, which consists of a Grid layer and an underlying P2P layer that can be accessed from but is not limited to the Grid layer. A prototype implementation of the model, called P2PGrid, has been developed and experimented with example applications built on the platform. The results show that the complexity for common PCs to participate in the Grid can be greatly reduced, the resource aggregation efficiency has been increased, and the single point of failure problem can be solved by using P2P mode of communication in the Grid environment. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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