The n-Tier Hub Technology

During 2001, the Enterprise Engineering Laboratory at George Mason University was contracted by the Boeing Company to develop an eHub capability for aerospace suppliers in Taiwan. In a laboratory environment, the core technology was designed, developed, and tested, and now a large first-tier aerospace supplier in Taiwan is commercializing the technology. The project objective was to provide layered network and application services for transporting XML-based business transaction flows across multi-tier, heterogeneous data processing environments. This paper documents the business scenario, the eHub application, and the network transport mechanisms that were used to build the ntier hub. Contrary to most eHubs, this solution takes the point of view of suppliers, pushing data in accordance with supplier requirements; hence, enhancing the probability of supplier adoption. The unique contribution of this project is the development of an eHub that meets the needs of Small and Medium Enterpri...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: SIGMOD
• Authors: Rainer A. Sommer, Thomas R. Gulledge, David Bailey
• Keywords: Aerospace Supplier, Database, Enterprise Engineering Laboratory, First-tier Aerospace Supplier, SIGMOD 2002