Reconfigurable run-time support for distributed service component architectures

SCA (Service Component Architecture) is an OASIS standard for describing service-oriented middleware architectures. In particular, SCA promotes a disciplined way for designing distributed architectures based on a component model and an Architecture Description Language (ADL). However, SCA does not cover the deployment and the run-time management of SCA applications. In this paper, we therefore describe the FraSCAti platform, which provides run-time support, deployment capabilities, and run-time management for SCA. Compared to state-of-the-art platforms, FraSCAti brings a dynamic reflective support to SCA and enables both introspecting and reconfiguring service-oriented architectures at run-time. To achieve this capability, the components are completed by a dedicated container, which is automatically generated by the platform. Furthermore, FraSCAti is a highly configurable platform that can be easily customized by finely selecting the features and functionalities which need to be inclu...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: KBSE
• Authors: Rémi Mélisson, Philippe Merle, Daniel Romero 0002, Romain Rouvoy, Lionel Seinturier
• Keywords: Architecture, KBSE 2010, Run-time, Service Component Architecture, Software Engineering