EnLIGHTened Computing: Highly-dynamic Grid E-science Applications Driving Adaptive Optical Control Plane and Compute Resources

该项目已经组建了一个全球合作伙伴联盟，他们将研究合适的方法来开发、测试和传播先进的软件和底层技术，这些技术为通用应用程序提供了解其网络、网格环境和能力的能力，并动态、自适应和优化地利用连接各种高端资源的网络。该项目将研究开发高级软件和网格中间件的可能方法，以提供从应用程序到光控制平面的垂直集成。可能的方法包括探索使用网络监控工具，动态调整和优化通信，以及处理所需的实用应用程序，例如底层数据传输和网络监控服务本身。研究领域包括：(A)垂直集成高度动态、极端规模的应用程序所需的高级软件和网格中间件；(B)这些应用程序所需的按需、动态的端到端高速光纤网络连接；(C)网格中间件，以协调每个应用程序请求的三个关键网格资源。该项目将探索动态和交互应用程序访问和分配网络带宽所需的高级软件和中间件。

This project has assembled a global alliance of partners who will investigate suitable approaches to develop, test, and disseminate advanced software and underlying technologies which provide generic applications with the ability to be aware of their network, Grid environment and capabilities, and to make dynamic, adaptive and optimized use of networks connecting various high end resources. The project will look into possible approaches to develop advanced software and Grid middleware to provide the vertical integration starting from the application down to the optical control plane. Among the possible approaches are exploring the use of network monitoring tools, to dynamically adapt and optimize communications, and work on the needed utility applications, such as underlying data transfer and network monitoring services themselves.The areas of investigation include (a) advanced software and Grid middleware needed to vertically integrate highly dynamic, extreme-scale applications, (b) on-demand, dynamic end-to-end high-speed optical networking connections needed by these applications, (c) Grid middleware to coordinate the three vital Grid resources per application requests. The project will explore advanced software and middleware needed for both dynamic and interactive applications to access and allocate network bandwidth.