SERVER APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, SERVER PROGRAM EXECUTABLE BY COMPUTER, AND CLIENT PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parallel processing system that is scalable and flexible in its configuration. SOLUTION: A server apparatus 30 is provided with a clock generator 210 for transmitting a clock signal to each of clients connected to a network and a message receiving unit for receiving messages from the client, and for making the clock generator 210 temporarily stop the transmission of the clock signal. When the message receiving unit receives a second message from the client that transmits a first message, the message receiving unit makes the clock generator 210 resume the transmission of the clock signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI