What is a Right-of-Way Token?
In an emergency, complexity becomes an enemy. Getting the necessary Urgent Computing cycles must be fast, easy, and transferable. To solve this, we support a very simple system. A “Right-of-Way Token” is similar to the flashing lights and siren on an ambulance. Activating a Right-of-Way Token allows the user to turn on the siren and flashers and request that other users sharing the computing resources yield the right-of-way. Tokens are transferable. A scientist can give his Right-of-Way Token to his staff while his is away on travel, just like a sysadmin might hand his pager and machine room key to another staff member.
