Abstract

The system provides remote program execution, data transport, message communication, status communication and relocation of computer resources by using an arbiter associated with each computer. An originating arbiter of a process resource sends messages between arbiters that are received by each arbiter and then sent to a destination arbiter, if required. If necessary, the message may be retransmitted by intermediate arbiters and eventually received by the destination arbiter which interpret, and executes the message. As a result, the arbiters provide actual communication between the resources. Each arbiter may be resident in each of a plurality of computers which are part of a network linked by a network. Each arbiter independently reviews and processes the messages so that the computers communicate directly with each other on a peer to peer basis without the need for a master controlling program or other gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between computers.