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GridFTP: a Data Transfer Protocol for the Grid
Overview
The lack of standard protocols for transfer and access of data in the Grid has led to a fragmented Grid storage community. Users who wish to access different storage systems are forced to use multiple protocols and/or APIs, and it is difficult to efficiently transfer data between these different storage systems.
We propose a common data transfer and access protocol called GridFTP that provides secure,
efficient data movement in Grid environments. This protocol, which extends the standard FTP protocol, provides a superset of the features offered by the various Grid storage systems currently in use. We chose the FTP protocol because it is the most commonly used protocol for data transfer on the Internet, and of the existing candidates from which to start it comes closest to meeting the Grid’s needs.
| Publisher | San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | August 2003 | Downloads | 2 |
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