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A Framework for Flexible and Dependable Service-Oriented Embedded Systems

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Architecting Dependable Systems VII

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The continued development and deployment of distributed, real-time embedded systems technologies in recent years has resulted in a multitude of ecosystems in which service-oriented embedded systems can now be realised. Such ecosystems are often exposed to dynamic changes in user requirements, environmental conditions and network topologies that require service-oriented embedded systems to evolve at runtime. This paper presents a framework for service-oriented embedded systems that can dynamically adapt to changing conditions at runtime. Supported by model-driven development techniques, the framework facilitates lightweight dynamic service composition in embedded systems while predicting the temporal nature of unforeseen service assemblies and coping with adverse feature interactions following dynamic service composition. This minimises the complexity of evolving software where services are deployed dynamically and ultimately, enables flexible and dependable service-oriented embedded systems.

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Brennan, S. et al. (2010). A Framework for Flexible and Dependable Service-Oriented Embedded Systems. In: Casimiro, A., de Lemos, R., Gacek, C. (eds) Architecting Dependable Systems VII. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6420. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17245-8_6

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