SOFTWARE : The Design and Development of a Network Process Migration System

Illinois Institute Of Technology, Chicago IL

Investigators

Abstract

The Design and Development of a Network Process Migration System Intensive research has been done in process migration and mobility. However, most present successes are based on safe-languages such as Java. While this safe-language approach provides a satisfactory solution for many applications, it has inherent limitations, especially for technical computing applications. During the last few years, the Principle Investigator (PI) and his research group have developed a set of methodologies to support heterogeneous process migration for high performance computing. This has included a practical data-collection-restoration methodology applicable to codes written in legacy languages such as C or Fortran, an effective data representation and transfer scheme for heterogeneous network environments, and a feasible communication protocol for process coordination in a migration-supported dynamic environment. In this research, the PI proposes to further test these existing methodologies, develop a methodology for I/O state transfer, and explore the design of an integrated network process migration system to support process migration of legacy codes written in stack-based languages such as C, Fortran, or C++ in a heterogeneous network environment.