Title :
A flexible parallel database system using transputers
Author :
Bell, D.A. ; Hull, M.E.C. ; Cai, F.F. ; Guthrie, D. ; Shapcott, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Ulster Univ., Coleraine, UK
Abstract :
The design and development of a parallel database machine using a transputer network is presented. To exploit several forms of parallelism for database applications and give maximum flexibility, the system uses a communicating process model both in the implementation of database operations, and in the provision of system services. Following an overview of the system architecture, the development of the major processing modules is described, which includes query evaluation, buffer management and the file system.<>
Keywords :
distributed databases; parallel programming; transputer systems; buffer management; communicating process model; database applications; database operations; file system; major processing modules; maximum flexibility; parallel database machine; query evaluation; system architecture; system services; transputer network; Buffer storage; Database machines; Database systems; Information systems; Parallel processing; Partitioning algorithms; Processor scheduling; Query processing; Relational databases; Round robin;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '92 . 'Computer Systems and Software Engineering',Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
The Hague, Netherlands
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2760-3
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218482
