Apparatuses and methods for programming parallel computers
US6311265A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/24532
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system provides an environment for parallel programming by providing a plurality of modular parallelizable operators stored in a computer readable memory. Each operator defines operation programming for performing an operation, one or more communication ports, each of which is either an input port for providing the operation programming a data stream of records, or an output port for receiving a data stream of records from the operation programming and an indication for each of the operator's input ports, if any, of a partitioning method to be applied to the data stream supplied to the input port. An interface enables users to define a data flow graph by giving instructions to select a specific one of the operators for inclusion in the graph, or instructions to select a specific data object, which is capable of supplying or receiving a data stream of one or more records, for inclusion in the graph, or instructions to associate a data link with a specific communication port of an operator in the graph, which data link defines a path for the communication of a data stream of one or more records between its associated communications port and either a specific data object or the spec…
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