Channel Islands in a Reflective Ocean: Large Scale Event Distribution in Heterogeneous Networks
NETWORKING '02 Proceedings of the Second International IFIP-TC6 Networking Conference on Networking Technologies, Services, and Protocols; Performance of Computer and Communication Networks; and Mobile and Wireless Communications
Challenges and research directions in autonomic communications
International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology
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Reflection has emerged as an important technique, most notably in the field of programming languages. The benefits of this approach are that implementations can be more open in terms of inspection and adaptation. This paper argues that reflection can also be applied to the design of next generation middleware platforms, and that the resultant openness can help in areas such as mobile applications. The paper also presents a reflective middleware architecture, featuring a per-object meta-space, the use of meta-models to structure meta-space, and the use of object graphs for composite components.