send/receive Chart

Introduction

These charts summarize the actions of the send and receive primitives using both blocking and non-blocking mode 
and explicit and implicit naming.

Charts

This chart summarizes how naming and blocking affects the send primitive.

send
	blocking
	non-blocking

explicit 
naming
	send message to receiver; wait until 
message accepted
	send message to receiver

implicit 
naming
	broadcast message; wait until all pro-
cesses accept message
	broadcast message


This chart summarizes how naming and blocking affects the receive primitive.

receive
	blocking
	non-blocking

explicit 
naming
	wait for message from named sender
	if there is a message from the named 
sender, get it; otherwise, proceed

implicit 
naming
	wait for message from any sender
	if there is a message from any sender, 
get it; otherwise, proceed