Title :
Routing objects on action paths
Author :
Artsy, Yeshayahu
Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Corp., Littleton, MA, USA
fDate :
28 May-1 Jun 1990
Abstract :
The author presents a comprehensive routing system for dispatching an object between action stops, finding the principals (on the basis of functional information), notifying them in turn when their action is required, and potentially relocating the routed object to their nodes. Additional mechanisms for nagging principles who forget to act on the object, reporting progress (or lack thereof) to other principles, handling routing exceptions, sharing action paths, and routing an object on a parallel path are discussed. The routing system is built as a generic service layer above object-support services. It is easy to use, flexible, and reliable
Keywords :
distributed processing; object-oriented programming; action stops; functional information; generic service layer; nagging principles; object-oriented approach; object-support services; parallel path; routing exceptions; sharing action paths; Automatic control; Biomedical equipment; Control systems; Dispatching; Hospitals; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Medical control systems; Medical services; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 1990. Proceedings., 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2048-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCS.1990.89265
