DIPC: A System Software Solution for Distributed Programming

Distributed Inter-Process Communication (DIPC) provides the programmers of the Linux operating system with distributed programming facilities, including Distributed Shared Memory (DSM). It works by making UNIX System V IPC mechanisms (shared memory, message queues and semaphores) network transparent, thus integrating neatly with the rest of the system. The underlying network protocol used is TCP/IP. DIPC is targeted to work on WANs (Wide Area Networks) and in heterogeneous environments. Keywords distributed programming, parallel programming, multi-computer, IPC, DSM, Linux, WAN, TCP/IP, heterogeneous environment

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: PDPTA
• Authors: Kamran Karimi, Mohsen Sharifi
• Keywords: Distributed Programming, Heterogeneous Environment, PDPTA 1997, PDPTA 2007, Shared Memory