Communication protocols and concurrency: an Occam implementation of X.25

Author

Boillat, J.E. ; Goode, P.K. ; Kropf, P.G. ; Bartschi, D. ; Spichiger, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Math. & Inf., Bern Univ., Switzerland

fYear

1988

Firstpage

99

Lastpage

102

Abstract

Experience with the use of the current software and hardware offerings is presented and discussed in relation to practical implementation of the CCITT recommendation X-25. An implementation of X.25 is made using the concurrent programming language Occam and its associated hardware, the transputer. Their suitability in such an application is investigated. In particular, the simplicity of software design of communication systems based on concurrent implementation methods is reported. The implementation and its consequences are discussed, and conclusions regarding this approach are drawn

Keywords

packet switching; parallel programming; protocols; telecommunication systems; CCITT recommendation X-25; Occam; communication systems; concurrent implementation methods; concurrent programming language; software design; transputer; Circuits; Computer industry; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Industrial relations; Informatics; Mathematics; Power system modeling; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Communications, 1988. Mapping New Applications onto New Technologies, 1988 International Zurich Seminar on

Conference_Location

Zurich

Print_ISBN

3-908265-01-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DIGCOM.1988.4691

Filename

4691