Title :
GridVine: An Infrastructure for Peer Information Management
Author :
Cudré-Mauroux, Philippe ; Agarwal, Suchit ; Aberer, Karl
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polythechnique Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne
Abstract :
GridVine is a semantic overlay infrastructure based on a peer-to-peer (P2P) access structure. Built following the principle of data independence, it separates a logical layer - in which data, schemas, and schema mappings are managed - from a physical layer consisting of a structured P2P network supporting decentralized indexing, key load-balancing, and efficient routing. The system is decentralized, yet fosters semantic interoperability through pair-wise schema mappings and query reformulation. GridVine´s heterogeneous but semantically related information sources can be queried transparently using iterative query reformulation. The authors discuss a reference implementation of the system and several mechanisms for resolving queries collaboratively.
Keywords :
grid computing; information management; open systems; peer-to-peer computing; query formulation; semantic Web; GridVine; data independence; decentralized indexing; decentralized system; iterative query reformulation; key load-balancing; logical layer; pair-wise schema mappings; peer information management; peer-to-peer access structure; physical layer; semantic interoperability; semantic overlay infrastructure; Collaboration; Database systems; Information management; Network servers; Peer to peer computing; Physical layer; Project management; Relational databases; Scalability; Semantic Web; data independence; knowledge management; peer-to-peer; query reformulation; semantic knowledge management; semantic overlay infrastructure;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2007.108
