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Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-describing component interfaces

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Nelson Matthys,

Christophe Huygens,

Sheng-Uei GuanAuthors Info & Claims

MidSens '10: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks

Pages 29 - 34

https://doi.org/10.1145/1890784.1890790

Published: 30 November 2010 Publication History

Abstract

Run-time reconfigurable component models have been highlighted as having particular potential in networked embedded systems. In these models, explicit interface definitions promote the re-use of generic units of functionality between application compositions, while run-time reconfiguration provides a mechanism to manage the dynamism of sensor network environments. Despite these advantages, in current systems, reliably re-using and reconfiguring distributed components is a complex undertaking. It requires a detailed understanding of the services offered by each component. The lack hereof effectively precludes run-time discovery and use of third-party components. This paper proposes the embedding of compact semantic descriptions in component interfaces and associated messages. These descriptions allow for efficient compatibility checking and therefore facilitate the run-time discovery and use of third-party component services. We demonstrate that this scheme is feasible in even the most resource-constrained sensor network environments.

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Index Terms

Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-describing component interfaces
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Distributed computing methodologies
    1. Distributed programming languages
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types
        Distributed programming languages

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MidSens '10: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks

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DOI:10.1145/1890784

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Matthys NHuygens CHughes DMichiels SJoosen W(2012)A Component and Policy-Based Approach for Efficient Sensor Network ReconfigurationProceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks10.1109/POLICY.2012.17(53-60)Online publication date: 16-Jul-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/POLICY.2012.17
Hughes DMan KShen ZKim K(2012)A loosely-coupled binding model for Wireless Sensor Networks2012 International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC)10.1109/ISOCC.2012.6407093(273-276)Online publication date: Nov-2012
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISOCC.2012.6407093
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