Abstract
Recent developments in Component technology enable the construction of complex software systems by assembling together off-the-shelf components. However, it is still difficult to develop efficient, reliable, and dynamically configurable component-based systems. Components are often developed by different groups with different methodologies. Unspecified dependencies and behavior lead to unexpected failures. Component-based software systems must maintain explicit representations of inter-component dependence and component requirements. This provides a common ground for supporting fault-tolerance and automating dynamic configuration. In this paper, we present a generic model for reifying dependencies in distributed component systems and discuss how it can be used to support automatic configuration. We describe our experience deploying the framework in a CORBA-compliant reflective ORB and discuss the use of this model in a new distributed operating system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 175-188 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th USENIX Conference on Object-Oriented Technologies and Systems, COOTS 1999 - San Diego, United States Duration: May 3 1999 → May 7 1999 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th USENIX Conference on Object-Oriented Technologies and Systems, COOTS 1999 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 5/3/99 → 5/7/99 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Information Systems
- Hardware and Architecture
- Software