CONCERT: a high-level-language approach to heterogeneous distributed systems

Author

Yemini, Shaula A. ; Goldszmidt, German S. ; Stoyenko, Alexander D. ; Wei, Yi-hsiu ; Beeck, Langdon W.

Author_Institution

IBM T.J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

5-9 Jun 1989

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

171

Abstract

Concert, a high-level-language approach to programming heterogeneous distributed systems, is described. The Concert model introduces a small set of language extensions into conventional procedural languages. These language extensions support a cooperative peer process model which addresses in the distributed environment the same issues addressed by language semantics in the conventional environment. The Concert implementation provides layered support for these language extensions, bridging a different source of heterogeneity at each layer. A prototype Concert system currently includes C programs running on OS/2 on multiple PS/2s communicating via calls with one another as well as with PL/I programs running on VM/370

Keywords

distributed processing; high level languages; C programs; Concert model; OS/2; PL/I programs; VM/370; calls; conventional procedural languages; cooperative peer process model; distributed environment; heterogeneity; heterogeneous distributed systems; high-level-language approach; language extensions; language semantics; layered support; multiple PS/2s; programming; Computational Intelligence Society; Laboratories; Multitasking; Operating systems; Programming profession; Protocols; Prototypes; Virtual manufacturing; Workstations; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Distributed Computing Systems, 1989., 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Newport Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1953-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDCS.1989.37944

Filename

37944