JMPF: A Message Passing Framework for Cluster Computing in Java


Abstract
As we enter 21st century, our dependency on the Parallel/Distributed computing to solve large scientific problems is going to increase each day. This observation has inspired many researchers to invest their efforts into the development of efficient platform independent Message Passing Interface. JMPF (A Message Passing Framework for Cluster Computing in Java) is one alternative interface developed in Java. Using JMPF, concurrent programmers can easily design and develop application programs for cluster computing. In this paper, we describe the need of JMPF and JMPF components, architecture, implementation, API (Application Programmer's Interface), interaction between its components, and sample applications.

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Appeared in: Fifth International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'98), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA