PEACE - A Software Backplane for Parallel Computing

Abstract peace is the parallel operating system developed for suprenum . Originally designed as object-based operating system relying on a microkernel, in the meantime an evolutionary change toward object orientation took place. Based on a kernel family, this new generation peace system was designed to act as ‘software backplane’ for parallel computing. The rationale for this metamorphosis is presented, reflecting lessons learned from the suprenum development. Basic concepts and structure of peace are shown, discussing the suitability for distributed memory parallel machines.

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