Extending the Open Grid Services Architecture to Intermittently Available Wireless Networks

The EQUATOR e-Science program is developing techniques for placing sensing devices on the grid. One such project, wearable medical devices, aims to expose mobile sensing devices via wireless networks to facilitate remote patient monitoring. The current grid model assumes a permanently available network connection between client and service, however there is a clear need for mobile clients/ services to whom network availability cannot be guaranteed. This paper introduces a framework for supporting both mobile grid clients and service in a wireless network environment.