A middleware to support dynamic reconfiguration of real-time networks

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Ricardo Marau (Author) FEUP; Luís Almeida (Author) FEUP; Mário de Sousa (Author) FEUP; Paulo Pedreiras (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2010 IEEE CONFERENCE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND FACTORY AUTOMATION (ETFA)

Pages: 1-10

15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)

Bilbao, SPAIN, SEP 13-16, 2010

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-003-D9Y

DOI: 10.1109/etfa.2010.5641306

Abstract (EN): The middleware is an important software component when designing an application, facilitating the development and deployment of the applications. In the case of Distributed Embedded Systems (DES), the middleware should provide basic functionalities to abstract the complexity that results from network distribution, namely data consistency, events synchronization and resource management. Often DES applications exhibit real-time requirements and have to deal with dynamic environments that present evolving requirements. While some middleware architectures have been proposed to address resource provisioning and QoS management, none of those middle-wares supports dynamic resource reconfiguration while providing real-time guarantees. This paper proposes a middleware layer, based on the services provided by a flexible real-time communication protocol, addressing distribution abstraction, dynamic reconfiguration and dynamic QoS management under real-time constraints.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: ISSN : 1946-0740 Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-6848-5 INSPEC Accession Number: 11662161

No. of pages: 10