A systematic approach to platform-independent design based on the service concept

João Andrade Almeida, Marten J. van Sinderen, Luis Ferreira Pires, Dick Quartel

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    Abstract

    This paper aims at demonstrating the benefits and importance of the service concept in the model-driven design of distributed applications. A service defines the observable behaviour of a system without constraining the system’s internal structure. We argue that by specifying application-level interaction aspects as a service, and designing application parts in terms of this service, the design of application parts is not constrained by interaction patterns provided by a middleware platform. Therefore, a level of platform-independence can be achieved, so that the design of application parts can be reused across a large set of middleware platforms. The service concept is also used in our approach to describe an abstract platform that defines what characteristics of a potential target middleware platform are considered in platform-independent design. We discuss the trade-offs a designer is confronted with in the definition of an abstract platform, and discuss alternatives for platform-specific realization.
    Original languageUndefined
    Title of host publicationSeventh IEEE International Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing (EDOC 2003)
    EditorsK. Duddy
    Place of PublicationLos Alamitos
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages112-123
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Print)0-7695-1994-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2003
    Event7th IEEE international Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, EDOC 2003 - Brisbane, Australia
    Duration: 16 Sept 200319 Sept 2003
    Conference number: 2007

    Publication series

    Name
    PublisherIEEE Computer Society

    Conference

    Conference7th IEEE international Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, EDOC 2003
    Abbreviated titleEDOC
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityBrisbane
    Period16/09/0319/09/03

    Keywords

    • IR-46132
    • METIS-214102
    • SCS-Services
    • EWI-7119

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