High latency network and large data sets produced by the applications in data grid environment can put heavy burden on network resources and cause applications to take longer times to finish. Data caching is one of the methodologies which can improve the efficiency of data usages in the distributed environment by storing popular data on the places closed to the clients. It is quite obvious that...

Smart grids (SG) represent succeeding step in modernizing this electrical grid. The communications network is combined with the Smart grid so as to collect data that may be used to increase the potency of the grid, reduce power consumption, and improve the reliability of services, among different varied benefits. Smart Grid communication networks are distinctive in their giant scale. . The Wire...

In grid design authentication, authorization and confidentiality of the communication between computers are important security requirements. Without the functionality, the integrity and confidentiality of the data processed, the grid would be at risk. There are many different tools and technologies, which are available to ensure secured grid environment. The symmetric and asymmetric encryption ...

A smart grid is a large, consolidated electrical grid system that includes heterogeneous networks and systems. Based on the data, a smart grid system has a potential security threat in its network connectivity. To solve this problem, we develop and apply a novel scheme to measure the vulnerability in a smart grid domain. Vulnerability quantification can be the first step in security analysis be...

Smart Grid is the trend of next generation electrical power system which makes the power grid intelligent and energy efficient. It requires high level of network reliability to support the two-way communication among electrical services, electrical units such as smart meters, and applications. The wireless mesh network infrastructure can provide redundant routes for the Smart Grid communication...

Grid Computing is an attempt to make computing work like the power grid. When you run a job, you shouldn't know or care where it runs, so long as it gets done within your constraints (including security). However, in attempting to accomplish this, Grid researchers are presenting network access patterns and loads different from what has been typical of Internet traffic. MPI applications are look...

Grid technologies enable the sharing of a wide variety of distributed resources. To utilize these resources, effective Resource Management systems are needed. Resource Management system performs resource discovery to obtain information about the available resources. However, the complex and dynamic nature of grid resources make sharing and discovery, a challenging issue. Resource Discovery is i...