Fast channel architecture

• US 20060129546A1
• Filed: 12/14/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Braun, Bernhard, Luik, Oliver
• Granted Patent: US 7,593,930 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5018 Thread allocation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/544 Buffers; Shared memory; Pipes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory. In one embodiment, a first application programming engine is employed to process first application programming-based requests. Additionally, a second application programming engine is employed to process second application programming-based requests. The first and second application programming engines are integrated using a memory to provide a common access to both the first and second programming engines.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

employing a first application programming engine capable of processing first application programming-based requests;

employing a second application programming engine capable of processing second application programming-based requests; and

integrating the first application programming engine with the second application programming engine using a memory to provide a common access to the first and second application programming engines.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second application programming engines reside at an application server, the application server including one or more of the following:

SAP Web Application Server, Unix Application Server, Microsoft Windows Application Server, Oracle Application Server, Java System Application Server, and J2EE Application Server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application programming engine comprises an Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) engine, the ABAP engine having a plurality of work processes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application programming engine comprises a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) engine, the J2EE engine having a plurality of worker nodes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the first application programming-based requests comprises:

receiving the first application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assigning the first application programming-based requests to one or more available work processes of the plurality of work processes, wherein the first application programming-based requests include ABAP-based requests.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the second application programming-based requests comprises:

receiving the second application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assigning the second application programming-based requests to one or more available worker nodes of the plurality of worker nodes, wherein the second application programming-based requests include Java-based requests.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory includes a shared memory having a plurality of memory pipes, wherein the plurality of memory pipes are used bi-directionally to facilitate bi-directional communication between the plurality of work processes and the plurality of worker nodes.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the shared memory is further to facilitate bi-directional communication between the first application programming engine and the second application programming engine.

9. A system, comprising:

a first application programming engine at an application server, the first application programming engine capable of processing first application programming-based requests;

a second application programming engine at the application server, the second application programming engine capable of processing second application programming-based requests; and

a memory to facilitate integration of the first and second application programming engines by providing a common access to the first and second application programming engines.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the application server comprises one or more of the following:

SAP Web Application Server, Unix Application Server, Microsoft Windows Application Server, Oracle Application Server, Java System Application Server, and J2EE Application Server.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the first application programming engine comprises an ABAP engine, the ABAP engine having a plurality of work processes.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the second application programming engine comprises a J2EE engine, the J2EE engine having a plurality of worker nodes.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the application server is further to:

receive the first application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assign the first application programming-based requests to one or more available work processes of the plurality of work processes, wherein the first application programming-based requests include ABAP-based requests.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the application server is further to:

receive the second application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assign the second application programming-based requests to one or more available worker nodes of the plurality of worker nodes, wherein the second application programming-based requests include Java-based requests.

15. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

employ a first application programming engine capable of processing first application programming-based requests;

employ a second application programming engine capable of processing second application programming-based requests; and

integrate the first application programming engine with the second application programming engine using a memory to provide a common access to the first and second application programming engines.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first and second application programming engines reside at an application server, the application server including one or more of the following:

SAP Web Application Server, Unix Application Server, Microsoft Windows Application Server, Oracle Application Server, Java System Application Server, and J2EE Application Server.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first application programming engine comprises an Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) engine, the ABAP engine having a plurality of work processes.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second application programming engine comprises a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) engine, the J2EE engine having a plurality of worker nodes.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to:

receive the first application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assign the first application programming-based requests to one or more available work processes of the plurality of work processes, wherein the first application programming-based requests include ABAP-based requests.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to:

receive the second application programming-based requests at the memory; and

assign the second application programming-based requests to one or more available worker nodes of the plurality of worker nodes, wherein the second application programming-based requests include Java-based requests.