The focus of the workshop was on recent advances in the theory, applications and techniques for distributed computer control systems. Topics included: tools and methods for inner layers of DCCS; application papers presenting operational DCCS; the infiltration of true real-time or "time critical" concepts and the emergence of artificial intelligence methods in DCCS applications, leading to novel computer architectures being integrated in computer networks. The book will be of interest not only to those involved in DCCS but also software engineers and distributed computing scientists.
Section headings and selected papers: Plenary Speech. A distributed type
computer-aided software requirements engineering environment, Y Matsumoto & T
Ajisaka. Invited Papers. A real-time OSI based network: is it possible? I
Izikowitz et al. Review and outlook on DCCS, T Lalive d'Epinay. Technical
Papers. How can we afford a new DCCS? L P Krings. Principles and models for
integrating distributed systems from existing components, V Tschammer & D
Strick. The designing implementation of distributed computer energy-managing
system, Zhao Xiao-Shan et al. A knowledge based tool for DCCS design
validation, S Mitra et al. Task allocation and optimal design for a
distributed system, P Purkayastha & S Singh. A shared file system in the
G8050 multi-computer system, R Mori et al. Autonomous decentralized steel
production process control system, Y Suzuki et al. Integrated distributed
computer control system of a great ammonia plant, G Nikiforov et al. An
expert system for mill pacing in bar mill, T Sato et al. Distributed power
system simulation on a hypercube computer, Y Akimoto et al. Distributed
computation and control using a conic like toolkit and a multitransputer
network, C P Bottura & J T Costa Filho. Application of neural networks to
power system state evaluation, K Nishimura et al. Analysis for the service
time of user request on the mini-MAP network, Wook Hyun Kwon et al. A new
multi-server concept for the MMS environment, Y Dakroury & J P Elloy. Which
transport protocol for MMS based cyclic data acquisition? P Pleinevaux. New
distributed control system based on mini-MAP, A Ohba & K Iizuka. Author
index. Keyword index.
