A Java/CORBA virtual machine architecture for remote execution of optimization solvers in heterogeneous networks
Virtual machines for remote execution are a useful tool for utilizing light user interfaces and intensive application cores in different physical machines connected through the Internet, In a virtual machine, application cores are distributed in a network. Specific locations, operating systems and hardware characteristics are hidden by virtual machines. They make it possible to use a PC to execute user interfaces and (a few) high-performance computers for application cores. We present a Java/CORBA-based brokerage platform that allows remote execution of optimization solvers from a client running on any platform. The system offers a dynamic library of available problem solvers, and a graphic interface to browse several defined properties and metadata on available solvers. In addition, an embedded file compression module to reduce data transfer time is included as a plug-in feature of the proposed virtual machine. Analogous systems could be constructed for applications in which interaction traffic time is much lower than execution time. Copyright (C) 2001 John Whey & Sons, Ltd.
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