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Abstract -- Grid computing is a technology that allows the possibility of sharing distributed resources among multiple organizations. Therefore, not only a middleware and its services are needed, but also a resource management component that hides the complexity of accessing and discovering of Grid resources from users. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a Globus tool kit Version 4.0 compatible Grid resource broker. This broker allows users to easily discover the resource and helps management the resource usage to maximize users and system benefits. This paper also presents the experimental results to demonstrate the resource broker performance and the performance of a proof of concept application. This works helps simplify the usage of Grid system for programmer while delivering a better performance out of a Grid system. The prototype system has been implemented and a drug design application is used to evaluate the system. The experimental results show that this system can function well in a heterogeneous distributed system.

The 10th Annual National Symposium on Computational Science and Engineering (ANSCSE), Chaingmai University, March, 2006