An hierarchical policy-based architecture for integrated management of grids and networks

The management of the underlying network infrastructure, which supports the grid communications, is not proceeded through the same management systems used for the grid management. In this scenario, an integrated management of grids and networks could turn the maintenance processes easier. This paper proposes an hierarchical policy-based architecture, whose goal is to allow such desired integration, where grid policies are translated to network policies following mapping rules defined by network administrators. It also describes a prototype implemented based on the architecture.