Title :
An efficient data interface for heterogeneous distributed environments
Author :
Lin, David D H ; Shirazi, Behrooz ; Kavi, Krishna
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A multi-language-based data interface system for heterogeneous distributed processing is introduced. A prototyped environment based on this system is discussed, and an evaluation of the prototyped system is presented. It is shown that by keeping the syntax of the specification language flexible and close to existing high-level languages, a user can learn the interface language quickly. Semantically, this data interface views structured data as consisting of two parts: the data values themselves and the representation of the structure among the data values. Through this separation, it is possible to have pipelined data type checking and data conversion operations
Keywords :
distributed processing; programming environments; specification languages; user interfaces; data conversion operations; data interface; heterogeneous distributed environments; multi-language-based data interface system; pipelined data type checking; prototyped environment; specification language; structured data; syntax; Application software; Computer science; Data conversion; Data structures; Distributed processing; Focusing; Operating systems; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Uninterruptible power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2865-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCS.1992.235016
