Forming SHARP-style Resource Contracts in

NOMAD

Ankur Desai

Introduction

Big Picture Controlling behaviour of managed entities Efficient and fair resource allocation Local site authority to control physical resource

allocation Accounting and auditing Issues of trust between entities Secure resource distribution

Drill Down Goals

Distributed Resource Management: NOMAD

What is NOMAD ? Design goals of NOMAD Negotiation Mechanism and

Resource Contracts in particular: Supports multiple resource requirements Contract before redemption does not bind to an application Depots are bound by the contracts once they place their bids Contracts are signed by markets Post auction contracts should be created to prevent

revelation of information Financial penalties to misbehaved entities that misuse

resources

Distributed Resource Management: SHARP

What is SHARP ? Aspects of SHARP that may be of interest

in the context of NOMAD: Controlled overbooking of resources Controlled delegation of resources Confinement problem Nonrepudiable claims Soft tickets and hard leases

On a final note …

Fusion of NOMAD and SHARP Similarities Differences

Usefulness of project demonstration and results