Design of a distributed programming platform for parallel computation in a network of workstations

Author

Yung, C.W. ; Yung, Ward K N

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Polytech. of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

fYear

1992

Firstpage

850

Abstract

A programming platform that can gain the processing power of a network of idle workstations for distributed processing is presented. It allows users in a workstation to develop and execute distributed applications. Job scheduling is automatically performed. With this platform, users can make use of a simple parallel programming model to develop a parallel program and run it in a network of workstations. This platform eliminates low-level programming tasks such as process synchronization, protocol handling and error recovery

Keywords

distributed processing; local area networks; parallel programming; programming environments; workstations; distributed applications; distributed programming platform; error recovery; idle workstations; job scheduling; low-level programming tasks; parallel computation; parallel programming model; process synchronization; processing power; protocol handling; workstation network; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Distributed processing; Intelligent networks; Network servers; Operating systems; Parallel programming; Programming profession; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON '92. ''Technology Enabling Tomorrow : Computers, Communications and Automation towards the 21st Century.' 1992 IEEE Region 10 International Conference.

Conference_Location

Melbourne, Vic.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0849-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1992.271850

Filename

271850