Semantic grids refer to those grids that their resources and services have been described by the means of semantic meta data and ontologies. In this paper we propose a resource discovery framework for semantic grids using the notion of modular...

is providing the required platform for the coordinated resource sharing and problem solving among individual computer users as well as dynamic multi-institutional virtual organizations. Resource discovery is a preliminary step towards distribution of work load...

Nowadays, the use of semantic web technologies is

growing fast. On the other hand, the downside of these systems, is

their poor performance compared to traditional database

management systems. To tackle ...

dedicated servers to maintain information about the resources.

However, in the decentralized system resource information is

distributed in the system. Resource discovery architecture is a

key factor for peer-to-peer based volunteer computing...

are heterogeneous in terms of CPU speed, RAM, disk capacity, and network

bandwidth. So finding a suitable resource to run a particular job becomes difficult. Resource discovery

architecture is a key factor for overall performance of peer-to-peer based...