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| | 36 | == Other Solutions == |
| | 37 | |
| | 38 | [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/cieslak.pdf BOINC on JXTA] by Marcin Cieślak (Thesis from Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland). |
| | 39 | |
| | 40 | === Abstract === |
| | 41 | ''Distributed computing systems allow acquiring resources that lie outside the capabilities of even |
| | 42 | the largest supercomputers. Indisputable example is prosperity of SETI@Home project which |
| | 43 | gathered at its peak ca. 850,000 users. Its success is partially related to well designed architecture – |
| | 44 | BOINC. Many projects work on this architecture, using all together the computing power of ca. 400 |
| | 45 | TeraFLOPs. This is more than the most hi-tech supercomputer. But even BOINC architecture |
| | 46 | struggles with scalability concerns. The creators may not have predicted the degree of projects’ |
| | 47 | popularity. The purpose of this work is to find new solutions for volunteer computing. This paper |
| | 48 | contains overview of existing systems which elements might be useful for this goal Next it |
| | 49 | describes BOINC parts along with propositions of changes which can benefit its effectiveness. In |
| | 50 | the second part has been shown how the popular JXTA platform can be utilized to completely |
| | 51 | redesign the existing structure. A complete project of new architecture has been introduced which |
| | 52 | has the same functionality as BOINC, but it overcomes its limitations and the resources are utilized |
| | 53 | better. This work also involves partial implementation and points out the directions of future |
| | 54 | development.'' |
