LaCOLLA middleware makes it possible for collaborators to interact using their own resources without depending on centralized regimes. By contributing their own resources, group members can organize and communicate using a federated peer-to-peer model. This lets the group function regardless of whether a member removes resources and despite network or node failures or disconnection. In turn, this capacity for self-organization, together with location transparency, lets application developers create self-sufficient applications for collaborative activity.
Index Terms:
agents, LaCOLLA, collaboration, peer-to-peer computing, P2P
Citation:
Joan Manuel Marqu?, Xavier Vilajosana, Thanasis Daradoumis, Leandro Navarro, "LaCOLLA: Middleware for Self-Sufficient Online Collaboration," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 56-64, Mar./Apr. 2007, doi:10.1109/MIC.2007.43