Communication State Transfer for the Mobility of Concurrent Heterogenous Computing
Authors: K. Chanchio, X.-H. Sun
Date: September, 2001
Venue: The 2001 the International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2001) Best Paper Award
Type: Conference
Abstract
In a dynamic environment, where a process can be migrated from one host to an- other host, communication state transfer is a key issue of process coordination. This paper presents algorithms for data communication and migration protocols to support communication state transfer in a dynamic, distributed parallel environment. These algorithms collectively preserve the semantics of the communication and support com- munication state transfer. The assumptions and validity of our solution are discussed and analyzed. Based on our early results in process migration, we implement a proto- type system for process state transfer. Experimental results confirm our design is valid and has a true potential in practice.