Abstraction and modularity mechanisms for concurrent computing

Author

Agha, Gul ; Frølund, Svend ; Kim, Wooyoung ; Panwar, Rajendra ; Patterson, Anna ; Sturman, Daniel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

Volume

1

Issue

2

fYear

1993

fDate

5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

14

Abstract

The Actor model programming language concept, which provides basic building blocks for a wide variety of computational structures, is reviewed. The Actor model unifies objects and concurrency. Actors are autonomous, distributed, concurrently executing objects that can send each other messages asynchronously. The Actor model´s communication abstractions and object-oriented design are discussed. Three mechanisms for developing modular and reusable components for concurrent systems are also discussed. The mechanism are synchronizers, modular specifications of resource management policies, and protocol customization of dependability.<>

Keywords

concurrency control; object-oriented programming; protocols; software reusability; Actor model programming language concept; abstraction; communication abstractions; concurrent computing; dependability; modular specifications; modularity mechanisms; object-oriented design; protocol customization; resource management policies; reusable components; synchronizers; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Cost function; Distributed computing; Modular construction; Natural languages; Protocols; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6552

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/88.218170

Filename

218170