Title :
A modular approach to constructing protocol converters
Author :
Yao, Yow-Wei ; Chen, Wen-Shyen ; Liu, Ming T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
A modular approach is proposed for constructing a converter for two protocols that go through different phases, performing separate functions in each phase. The construction of such a converter consists of three steps: (1) the decomposition of protocols into distinct functions; (2) the construction of functional converters for each pair of functions selected by the converter designer; and (3) the merging of local functions with functional converters to construct the final converter. The final converter not only contains a common subset of functions of the two protocols, but also includes functionalities specified to each protocol
Keywords :
computer networks; finite automata; protocols; communicating finite state machine model; computer networks; construction; functional converters; local functions; modular approach; protocol converters; Automata; Automation; Computer networks; Contracts; Humans; Image converters; Information science; Merging; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '90, Ninth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies. The Multiple Facets of Integration. Proceedings, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2049-8
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1990.91297
