Architecture Task Force Dec 2001
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Layered Grid Architecture
(By Analogy to Internet Architecture)
Application
Fabric
“Controlling things locally”: Access to, & control of, resources
Connectivity
“Talking to things”: communication (Internet protocols) & security
Resource
“Sharing single resources”: negotiating access, controlling use
Collective
“Coordinating multiple resources”: ubiquitous infrastructure services, app-specific distributed services
Internet
Transport
Application
Link
Internet Protocol Architecture
Foster,  Kesselman et al
The architecture from “Anatomy of the Grid” paper (this actual slide from EuroGlobus presentation)