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

Klaas Thoelen; Nelson Matthys; Wouter Horré; Christophe Huygens; Wouter Joosen; Danny Hughes; Lei Fang; Sheng Uei Guan

doi:10.1145/1890784.1890790

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

Klaas Thoelen, Nelson Matthys, Wouter Horré, Christophe Huygens, Wouter Joosen, Danny Hughes, Lei Fang, Sheng Uei Guan

Department of Computing

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference
Editors	Danny Hughes, Sam Michiels
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	29-34
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450304542
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1890784.1890790
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2010
Event	5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, MidSens 2010 - Bangalore, India Duration: 30 Nov 2010 → …

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Name	MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference

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Conference	5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, MidSens 2010
Country/Territory	India
City	Bangalore
Period	30/11/10 → …

Keywords

Component based software engineering
Networked embedded systems

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Thoelen, K., Matthys, N., Horré, W., Huygens, C., Joosen, W., Hughes, D., Fang, L., & Guan, S. U. (2010). Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-Describing component interfaces. In D. Hughes, & S. Michiels (Eds.), MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference (pp. 29-34). (MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/1890784.1890790

Thoelen, Klaas ; Matthys, Nelson ; Horré, Wouter et al. / Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-Describing component interfaces. MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference. editor / Danny Hughes ; Sam Michiels. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2010. pp. 29-34 (MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference).

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Thoelen, K, Matthys, N, Horré, W, Huygens, C, Joosen, W, Hughes, D, Fang, L & Guan, SU 2010, Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-Describing component interfaces. in D Hughes & S Michiels (eds), MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference. MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 29-34, 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, MidSens 2010, Bangalore, India, 30/11/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1890784.1890790

Supporting reconfiguration and re-use through self-Describing component interfaces. / Thoelen, Klaas; Matthys, Nelson; Horré, Wouter et al.
MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference. ed. / Danny Hughes; Sam Michiels. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2010. p. 29-34 (MidSens 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks, co-located with the 11th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference).

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