Language and middleware support for dynamism in wireless sensor and actuator network applications

  • Authors:
  • Nelson Matthys;Sam Michiels;Wouter Joosen;Christophe Scholliers;Coen De Roover;Wouter Amerijckx;Theo D'Hondt

  • Affiliations:
  • IBBT-DistriNet, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium;IBBT-DistriNet, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium;IBBT-DistriNet, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-time Support for Networked Embedded Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Nowadays, advances in wireless sensing and actuation technology allow for reasonable amounts of application logic to be embedded inside wireless sensor networks. Such applications are more autonomous, but also significantly more complex to program and manage. First, in-network adaptations need to be supported due to the long-lived nature of the network. Second, the intrinsic dynamism of the network challenges how applications interact with each other. Third, as applications become more complex, coordinating their interactions becomes more difficult. This paper explores how the integration of an event-based component middleware, a policy-based management system, and a domain-specific coordination language gives rise to comprehensive support for developing and managing this new breed of applications.