Customizable middleware for modular distributed software

A description is given of a system architecture and programming techniques that enable the clean separation of protocols from application code. In particular, modularity is provided via two mechanisms: separation of policies and protocols, and protocol composition.

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Published in:Communications of the ACM 2001-05, Vol.44 (5), p.99-107
Main Authors: Astley, Mark, Sturman, Daniel C, Agha, Gul A
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Concurrency control
Distributed processing
Fault tolerance
Interfaces
Libraries
Middleware
Modularity
Multimedia
Protocol
Semantics
Servers
Software
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Summary:A description is given of a system architecture and programming techniques that enable the clean separation of protocols from application code. In particular, modularity is provided via two mechanisms: separation of policies and protocols, and protocol composition.
ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/374308.374365