Promoting levels of openness on component-based adaptable middleware

ABSTRACT

It is widely accepted that middleware is an important architectural element which facilitates the development of software systems. In this paper we propose a novel approach for designing middleware. It is based on hardware motherboards and two distinct views with a clear separation of concerns. The view for middleware designer (MD-view) is concerned with all complex details of middleware structure and the view for middleware users (MU-view) is only concerned with an abstract set of open architectural elements that can be used to customize the middleware.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Security

Keywords:
adaptability, components, customizability, design methodology, middleware, transactional middleware