Interoperating remote laboratory management systems (RLMSs) for more efficient sharing of laboratory resources

Abstract

In this paper we propose a novel Application Programming Interface (API) design pattern for inter-communication between Remote Laboratory Management Systems (RLMSs) accommodating different levels of functional support and thereby allowing more efficient sharing of laboratory resources regardless of their hosting RLMS. Afterwards, we present initial results and demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of this pattern by developing an API for two common RLMSs, Sahara and the iLab shared Architecture (ISA). As a result, users logging into a Sahara server managed to access and manipulate a radio-activity experiment hosted on an ISA server.