Abstract :
The portable common tool environment (PCTE), an advanced, distributed software-engineering-environment-distribution-service designed to provide efficient, reliable, and transparent access to hardware and software resources across a network of heterogeneous workstations, is described. A client-server model of PCTE distribution, making use of networking facilities, (NFs), is presented. The design criteria for such a model are discussed, along with problems encountered during its implementation, especially regarding the object management system entities, distribution, and process distribution
Keywords :
computer networks; distributed processing; programming environments; software tools; NFs; PCTE distribution service; client-server model; distributed software-engineering-environment-distribution-service; hardware; heterogeneous workstations; networking facilities; object management system entities; portable common tool environment; process distribution; software resources; transport environment; Computer architecture; Distributed databases; Ethernet networks; File servers; File systems; Local area networks; Software engineering; Sun; System performance; Workstations;
