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iOmS: An Agent-Based P2P Framework for Ubiquitous Workflow

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Grid and Cooperative Computing - GCC 2004 (GCC 2004)

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Workflow is referred to automatic business process, and current involving methods mainly depend on traditional centralized C/S infrastructure and email systems. As far as we know, the existing methods have following weaknesses in nature: 1) The abilities of workflow processing is difficult to scale up; 2) Workflow execution is not flexible; 3) Workflow transfer process is not reliable; 4) Handheld devices in mobile environments are seldom considered. However, peer-to-peer technology is characterized by decentralized control, large scale, and extreme dynamism, while agent technology can construct overlay network more easily and process workflow automatically. In this paper, we present a novel framework based on office-secretary model, which utilizes concept of peer-to-peer, agent and transaction mechanism. In particular, we believe that iOmS framework could easily support scalable, dynamic, reliable, and ubiquitous workflow applications.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Min Yang, Min Li, Dilin Mao & Chuanshan Gao

  2. Department of Computer Information and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Zun** Cheng, Ning Shang, Mi Zhang, **g Dai & Wei Wang

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  1. Services Computing Technology and System Lab Cluster and Grid Computing Lab School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China

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Yang, M. et al. (2004). iOmS: An Agent-Based P2P Framework for Ubiquitous Workflow. In: **, H., Pan, Y., **ao, N., Sun, J. (eds) Grid and Cooperative Computing - GCC 2004. GCC 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3251. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30208-7_157

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