The Design of a Message Switching System: An Application and Evaluation of Modula

Modula is a new programming language for implementing dedicated, parallel systems. Following a systematic design technique, this paper illustrates the use of Modula for the design of a message switching communication system. A message switching system poses a number of interesting. problems: a high...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. SE-5; no. 2; pp. 138 - 147
Main Author: Andrews, G.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.03.1979
IEEE Computer Society
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Communication switching
Communication system control
Communications systems
Computer languages
Computer programming
Computer science
Concurrent systems
Control systems
Design
Design techniques
Documentation
Electronic switching systems
High level languages
Language
message switching
Modula
Modular
modular design
monitors
Operating systems
PASCAL
Process design
processes
Programming languages
Software
Software design
Software engineering
structured multiprogramming
Switching systems
Systems design
ISSN:0098-5589, 1939-3520
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Summary:Modula is a new programming language for implementing dedicated, parallel systems. Following a systematic design technique, this paper illustrates the use of Modula for the design of a message switching communication system. A message switching system poses a number of interesting. problems: a high degree of concurrent activity exists, a variety of I/O devices need to be controlled, messages can have multiple destinations, and messages can be preempted. The strengths and weaknesses of Modula with respect to these specific problems and its utility as a general purpose language are evaluated.
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ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/TSE.1979.234170