Functionality of modules (2)
Request Manager
- accepts “logical file request” and notifies Application module “ready to process files”
- consults Matchmaker + Resource Planner to generate “request plan”
- accepts “get next events (files)” requests from Client module
- coordinates multi-application requests to share files
- issues “cache file(s)” request to Cache Manager
- notifies Client module when a (bundle of) files is available in some cache (can be on remote sites)
- notifies Cache Manager when a Client is finished with files
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