Monday 27 February 2012

Indirect Communication


  • Messages are directed and received from mailboxes (also referred to as ports).
  1. Each mailbox has a unique id.
  2. Processes can communicate only if they share a mailbox.
  • Properties of communication link
  1. Link established only if processes share a common mailbox
  2. A link may be associated with many processes.
  3. Each pair of processes may share several communication links.
  4. Link may be unidirectional or bi-directional.

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