Title :
Alphorn: a remote procedure call environment for fault-tolerant, heterogeneous, distributed systems
Author :
Aschmann, Hans-Ruedi ; Giger, Niklaus ; Hoepli, Elisabeth ; Janak, Peter ; Kirrmann, H.
Author_Institution :
Asea Brown Boveri Res. Center, Baden, Germany
Abstract :
Alphorn, a software environment for programming distributed computer systems, is described. Programs running on different computers, possibly of different types and running different operating systems, communicate in a client-server relationship by means of remote procedure calls. This efficient construct structures programs neatly. The paper covers distributed process control, Alphorn´s object-based programming style, remote procedure calls, the service interface language, configuration, runtime and debugging, and fault tolerance support.<>
Keywords :
computer communications software; distributed processing; fault tolerant computing; object-oriented programming; program debugging; programming environments; Alphorn; client-server relationship; configuration; debugging; fault tolerant distributed systems; object-based programming; operating systems; programming; remote procedure call environment; remote procedure calls; runtime; service interface language; software environment; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Fault tolerant systems; Industrial control; Local area networks; Operating systems; Process control; Programming profession; Protocols; Runtime;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
