Component-based design of large distributed real-time systems

Large distributed real-time systems can be built effectively by integrating a set of nearly autonomous components that communicate via stable control-free interfaces, called temporal firewalls. A temporal firewall provides an understandable abstraction of the subsystem behind the firewall, confines...

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Published inControl engineering practice Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 53 - 60
Main Author Kopetz, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1998
Subjects
components
composability
distributed computer-control systems
interfaces
Real-time systems
temporal firewalls
components
interfaces
Real-time systems
temporal firewalls
distributed computer-control systems
composability
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Summary:Large distributed real-time systems can be built effectively by integrating a set of nearly autonomous components that communicate via stable control-free interfaces, called temporal firewalls. A temporal firewall provides an understandable abstraction of the subsystem behind the firewall, confines the impact of most changes to the encapsulated subsystem, and limits the potential of error propagation. This paper describes desirable properties of an ideal component, discusses the component interfaces and elaborates on the architecture support services that are needed to enable the component-based design of large distributed real-time systems.
ISSN:0967-0661
1873-6939
DOI:10.1016/S0967-0661(97)10047-8