Programming in a Distributed Environment: A Collection of CSSA Examples

Abstract

Several CSSA scripts as solutions of mostly well known problems in the area of parallel activities are documented. All but two examples are compared with "equivalent" programs which are based on the concept of monitors. One example gives a distributed solution of the N-queens problem. Besides the purpose of demonstrating the use of CSSA concepts, the last example deserves particular attention. Here, CSSA is used for simulating and testing the logic of the "window mechanism" which is a representative for the class of communication protocols in computer networks.