JDGC: An integrated decentralized distributed computing platform for Java program

Abstract

Purpose

To utilize the idle computational resources in a network to collectively solve middle to large problems, this paper aims to propose an integrated distributed computing platform, Java distributed code generating and computing (JDGC).

Design/methodology/approach

The proposed JDGC is fully decentralized in that every participating host is identical in function. It allows standard, single machine‐oriented Java programs to be transparently executed in a distributed system. The code generator reduces the communication overhead between runtime objects based on a detailed analysis of the communication affinities between them.

Findings

The experimental results show that JDGC can efficiently reduce the execution time of applications by utilizing the networked computational resources.

Originality/value

JDGC releases the developers from any special programming considerations for distributed environment, and solves the portability problem of using system‐specific programming methods.

Citation

Teng Tiow, T., Yingyi, C. and Yang, S. (2007), "JDGC: An integrated decentralized distributed computing platform for Java program", International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 190-204. https://doi.org/10.1108/17427370710847318