Accession Number:

AD0647258

Title:

DESIGN OF A PROGRAM LINKAGE AND COMMUNICATION MECHANISM FOR THE GE 645 COMPUTER SYSTEM.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

ROME AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER GRIFFISS AFB N Y

Personal Author(s):

• Morenoff,Edward
• McLean,John B.

Report Date:

1967-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

41.0

Abstract:

A generic technique for effecting both intra-computer and inter-computer program communications is briefly summarized. The design specification for the implementation of this technique on the GE-645 computer system is described. The structure and organization of the hardware mechanism through which the programs are linked and the necessary support software to facilitate its use are both considered. The basic feature of the technique is the insertion of a Buffer File into each data flow path from one program to another. A Buffer File Control Word containing control and state information is associated with each Buffer File. The hardware mechanism provides a capability for simultaneously manipulating up to eight Buffer File Control Words, symbolically referencing them in a program, and verifying and controlling a Buffer Files access rights. Author

Descriptors:

• *DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
• *COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• *DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
• DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
• COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
• FLOW CHARTING
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• MULTIPLE OPERATION

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE