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+ <H1>[Nel] Network Connections</H1>

+ <B>Michael Warnock</B>

+ <A HREF="mailto:michael%40in-orbit.net"

+ TITLE="[Nel] Network Connections">michael@in-orbit.net</A><BR>

+ <I>Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:41:15 -0800</I>

+ <P><UL>

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+<PRE>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

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+Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

+oops:)

+It is actually <A HREF="http://www.stackless.com=20">http://www.stackless.com=20</A>

+Here are more relavent urls:

+<A HREF="http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html">http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html</A>

+<A HREF="http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp">http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp</A>

+<A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A>

+We hope to use the MIT exokernel the last url refers to as a stripped =

+down os for the servers.

+Michael Warnock

+In-Orbit Entertainment

+ ----- Original Message -----=20

+ From: Michael Warnock=20

+ To: <A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A>=20

+ Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:38 PM

+ Subject: Re: [Nel] Network Connections

+ 3) Windows did support something called micro threads, which had a =

+much lower over head than traditional threads. These ( if i remember =

+correctly ) were designed specifically for scalable IO ( as in IIS ). =

+Some time looking here may well yield some useful results.

+ I come from a nix background, but I wouldn't doubt that windows also =

+has had some implementation of microthreads. The best current way to =

+use microthreads afaik is stackless python (stackless.org) which I (as =

+the game mechanics programmer) plan to use on the server side of the =

+game my company (In-Orbit Entertainment) is working on using the Nel =

+library. Microthreads use an old and mostly forgotten programming =

+concept called continuations- a continuation is, in brief, the rest of a =

+program from any given point- that includes it's state and any branch of =

+code it might follow from there. Stackless Python provides a way to =

+reference continuations- which requires it not to use the C stack for =

+framing(a neat trick u should read about). Writing microthreads is as =

+simple as defining a bunch of functions and calling them at the same =

+time with a special call- they are executed in parralel within the same =

+thread and each requires almost no overhead above what they would if =

+executed in serial. EVE (a commercial mmorpg) also plans to use =

+stackless as the basis for their game mechanics. I dont have any =

+benchmarks on its network performance or scalability, but I plan to test =

+it soon.

+ Michael Warnock

+ In-Orbit Entertainment

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+ charset="iso-8859-1"

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+http-equiv=3DContent-Type>

+<META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3103.1000" name=3DGENERATOR>

+<STYLE></STYLE>

+</HEAD>

+<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>oops:)</FONT></DIV>

+<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is actually <A=20

+href=3D"<A HREF="http://www.stackless.com"">http://www.stackless.com"</A>><A HREF="http://www.stackless.com</A">http://www.stackless.com</A</A>> =

+</FONT></DIV>

+<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here are more relavent =

+urls:</FONT></DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20

+href=3D"<A HREF="http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html"">http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html"</A>><A HREF="http://world.std.com/~w=">http://world.std.com/~w=</A>

+ware/uthread.html</A><BR><A=20

+href=3D"<A HREF="http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp"">http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp"</A>><A HREF="http://www.eve-online.c=">http://www.eve-online.c=</A>

+om/faq/faq_08.asp</A><BR><A=20

+href=3D"<A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/"">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/"</A>><A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A</A>><BR=

+><i></FONT></DIV>

+</I><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We hope to use the MIT exokernel the =

+last url=20

+refers to as a stripped down os for the servers.</FONT></DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael Warnock</FONT></DIV>

+<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In-Orbit Entertainment</DIV></FONT>

+<BLOCKQUOTE=20

+style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =

+0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">

+ <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>

+ <DIV=20

+ style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =

+black"><B>From:</B>=20

+ <A href=3D"mailto:<A HREF="mailto:michael@in-orbit.net">michael@in-orbit.net</A>" =

+title=<A HREF="mailto:3Dmichael@in-orbit.net">3Dmichael@in-orbit.net</A>>Michael=20

+ Warnock</A> </DIV>

+ <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =

+href=3D"mailto:<A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A>"=20

+ title=<A HREF="mailto:3Dnel@nevrax.org">3Dnel@nevrax.org</A>><A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A></A> </DIV>

+ <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 01, 2001 =

+2:38=20

+ PM</DIV>

+ <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nel] Network=20

+ Connections</DIV>

+ <DIV><BR></DIV>

+ <BLOCKQUOTE=20

+ style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =

+MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">

+ <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) Windows did support something =

+called micro=20

+ threads, which had a much lower over head than traditional =

+threads.&nbsp;=20

+ These ( if i remember correctly ) were designed specifically for =

+scalable IO=20

+ ( as in IIS ).&nbsp; Some time looking here may well yield some =

+useful=20

+ results.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>

+ <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I come from a nix background, but I =

+wouldn't=20

+ doubt that windows also has had some implementation of =

+microthreads.&nbsp; The=20

+ best current way to use microthreads afaik is stackless python =

+(stackless.org)=20

+ which I (as the game mechanics programmer) plan to use on the server =

+side of=20

+ the game my company (In-Orbit Entertainment) is working on using the =

+Nel=20

+ library.&nbsp; Microthreads use an old and mostly forgotten =

+programming=20

+ concept called continuations- a continuation is, in brief, the rest of =

+a=20

+ program from any given point- that includes it's state and any branch =

+of code=20

+ it might follow from there.&nbsp; Stackless Python provides a way to =

+reference=20

+ continuations- which requires it not to use the C stack for framing(a =

+neat=20

+ trick u should read about).&nbsp; Writing microthreads is as simple as =

+ defining a bunch of functions and calling them at the same time with a =

+special=20

+ call- they are executed in parralel within the same thread and each =

+requires=20

+ almost no overhead above what they would if executed in serial.&nbsp; =

+EVE (a=20

+ commercial mmorpg) also plans to use stackless as the basis for their =

+game=20

+ mechanics.&nbsp; I dont have any benchmarks on its network performance =

+or=20

+ scalability, but I plan to test it soon.</FONT></DIV>

+ <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

+ <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael Warnock</FONT></DIV>

+ <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In-Orbit=20

+Entertainment</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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