Accession Number:

ADA021072

Title:

MSG: The Interprocess Communication Facility for the National Software Works. Preliminary

Descriptive Note:

Scientific rept.

Corporate Author:

BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC CAMBRIDGE MA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1976-01-23

Pagination or Media Count:

76.0

Abstract:

This report describes the communication facility, named MSG which was developed to support interprocess communication for the implementation of the National Software Works NSW. The more important of the processes which comprise NSW and the pattern of communication which those processes require are described. Next from those patterns a model of interprocess communication which is sufficient for NSW is abstracted. Finally, the details of the MSG facility itself are developed.

Descriptors:

• *COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• *COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• COMPILERS
• DEBUGGING(COMPUTERS)
• MESSAGE PROCESSING
• TIME SHARING

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Systems
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE