Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/DIGCOM.1988.4691
