Grid Computing for Electromagnetics

Today, more and more practitioners, researchers, and students are utilizing the power and efficiency of grid computing for their increasingly complex electromagnetics applications. This cutting-edge book offers you the practical and comprehensive guidance you need to use this new approach to supercomputing for your challenging projects. Supported with over 110 illustrations, the book clearly describes a high-performance, low-cost method to solving huge numerical electromagnetics problems.

You learn how to perform critical data exploration via theWeb in a simple manner, build a computational grid, migrate an electromagneticsapplication towards grid computing, and use collaborative engineering on adaily basis to share and work with remote resources online. Moreover, thisinvaluable reference shows you how to use grids to explore new electromagneticsapplications that can lead to innovative market and research opportunities.This complete grid computing resource covers the critical topics you need tounderstand, from enabling technologies and dedicated tool, to meta-applicationsand wireless radiobase station networks.

CD-ROM Included! Contains all the software needed tobuild a grid (Globus, Nimrod-G, MPICH, NTP) and sample code for severalapplication areas.

Contents:

Introduction.

General Concept of Grids - Parallel and DistributedArchitectures. Parallel and Distributed Programming. Performance Assessment.Web Computing. Computational Grids.

Enabling Technologies and Dedicated Tools - EnablingTechnologies: Object-Orientation. Dedicated Tools: Grid Middleware. The GlobusToolkit: An Overview. The Globus Toolkit :The Globus Security Infrastructure.The Globus Toolkit: The Resource Management Pillar. The Globus Toolkit: TheInformation Services Pillar. The Globus Toolkit: The Data Management Pillar.The Globus Toolkit API. The Message Passing Interface with Globus. DedicatedTools: Economy Driven Resource Management in Grids. Web-Based Technologies andProjects. Grid-Enabled High Throughput Computing: Condor-G.

Building Up a Grid - Recalling Globus Basic Concepts.Setting Up the Environment. Globus Installation. Globus Configuration. ServicesStart-Up. Introducing a New User to the Grid. Globus Relevant Commands to Usethe Grid. Developing Grid-Enabled Applications. Message Passing in a GridFramework.

Applications: FDTD with MPI in Grid Environments - The FDTDApproach: Theoretical Background. Parallel FDTD. Migration towardsComputational Grids. Numerical Performance. Remarkable Achievements.

Computer-Aided Engineering of Aperture-Antenna Arrays -Numerical Techniques for the Analysis of Flange-Mounted Rectangular Apertures.A tool for the CAE of Rectangular Aperture Antenna Arrays. Parallel CAE ofAperture Arrays. Migration towards Grid Environments.

Wireless Radiobase Station Networks - Foundations ofCellular Systems. Key-Factors for Current and Future Wireless Communications.Planning Wireless Networks. An Integrated System for Optimum Wireless NetworkPlanning, Control and Reconfiguration. A Candidate Architecture for anEffective ISNOP. Grid Computing and Its Role in the ISNOP. Wireless NetworkPlanning with Grid Computing.

Conclusions and Future Trends - Grid Computing: Benefits andLimitations. Grid Computing Trends.

Appendices. Bibliography. List of Useful Web Sites.Glossary. List of Acronyms. Index.

Luciano Tarricone is a professor ofelectromagnetic fields and antenna and propagation at the University of Lecce,Italy. The author of more than 40 journal papers and 100 conference papers, heholds a Laurea degree and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Universityof Rome, Italy.

Alessandra Esposito is a consultant at theUniversity of Lecce, Italy. She holds a Laurea degree in electronic engineeringfrom the University of Naples, Italy