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 language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | Seventh IEEE International Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing (EDOC 2003) |
Editors | K. Duddy |
Place of Publication | Los Alamitos |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 112-123 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 0-7695-1994-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2003 |
Event | 7th IEEE international Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, EDOC 2003 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 16 Sept 2003 → 19 Sept 2003 Conference number: 2007 |
Publication series
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Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
Conference
Conference | 7th IEEE international Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, EDOC 2003 |
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Abbreviated title | EDOC |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 16/09/03 → 19/09/03 |
Keywords
- IR-46132
- METIS-214102
- SCS-Services
- EWI-7119