A multiprocessor description language
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Abstract
A language for describing multiprocessor systems is presented. The language, called MPDL, provides a flexible and unambiguous model of concurrency and allows for hierarchical construction of concurrent systems. MPDL encourages the user to encapsulate interprocess synchronization and communication in a special component called a connector. This encapsulation helps facilitate multilevel modeling and abstraction of communication protocols. A simulator for the language has been implemented and is running at ISI. This paper describes MPDL and evaluates the language in terms of two examples.
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DOI:10.1145/1500412
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