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Current meta-levels for distribution tend to ignore the networking aspect of distribution. The solution we propose is to build those meta-levels using a flexible protocol stack, which can be customised by specialised programmers. We present a framework with which such a protocol stack can be built, and briefly discuss some trade-offs and issues that have to be solved to make this approach feasible as a main-stream solution.
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Matthijs, F., Kenens, P., Joosen, W., Verbaeten, P. (1999). Networking and reflection: a strong combination. In: Cointe, P. (eds) Meta-Level Architectures and Reflection. Reflection 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1616. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48443-4_12
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