The design and simulation of a multi-computer network message processor
Abstract
This paper describes a simulation language and its
application to the design of a multicomputer network message processor. The language,
called OASIS, provides a programming environment which facilitates the
development of distributed software. Modular software, computer system
hardware models, and the simulated execution of this software by the
hardware models can be defined within OASIS. The network message
processor supports bidirectional data transmission among terminals, host
computers, and other network message processors. A modular design of this network
message processor is implemented by a local network of five
microcomputers communicating over a time shared bus. In this paper, OASIS is used to
develop system software before network message processor hardware is
available.
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Computer Science