Both in a grid and smart space, intermittent resources are any kind of resource, as computers or services, which may appear or disappear at any time.
Published in Chapter:
Pervasive and Grid Computing Merging
Loreno Oliveira (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), Emerson Loureiro (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), Hyggo Almeida (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), and Angelo Perkusich (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2008
|Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch161
Abstract
Nowadays, we are experiencing an increasing use of mobile and embedded devices. These devices, aided by the emergence of new wireless technologies and software paradigms, among other technological conquests, are providing means to accomplish the vision of a new era in computer science. In this vision, the way we create and use computational systems changes drastically for a model where computers loose their “computer appearance.” Their sizes were reduced, cables were substituted by wireless connections, and they are becoming part of everyday objects, such as clothes, automobiles, and domestic equipments.