Cooperative Environments for Distributed Systems Engineering

by Drira, Khalil; Martelli, Andrea; Villemur, Thierry

• ISBN13: 9783540430834
• ISBN10: 3540430830
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The engineering life cycle for complex systems design and development requires the set-up of adequate and controlled processes involving different partners and disciplines. The design integration and the final physical/functional integration and qualification imply a high degree of cross-interaction among all partners.This book documents the outcome of a European project on distributed system environments by presenting the results of the user's requirements analysis and assessing the current available technology such as collaboration systems design, analysis, and verification; middleware; product data and workflow management; multicast communication; network QoS management; and groupware. Besides technical results, the book surveys and classifies existing products and tools for collaborative distributed systems engineering.

Table of Contents

Cooperative Environments for Distributed System Engineering: Summary	1	(2)
Introduction
K. Drira
A. Martelli
T. Villemur
Presentation	3	(1)
Project Framework	4	(1)
Application Domains	5	(1)
Book Plan and Organization	6	(1)
Research and Development Projects
B. Baurens
P. Chilaev
V. Krivtsov
V. Volochinov
Related Projects and Reusable Products	7	(1)
Multicube	8	(1)
Sedres	8	(1)
Practical Achieved Results	8	(1)
Practices and Lessons Learned	9	(1)
Sedres 2	9	(1)
Diane	10	(1)
Practical Achieved Results	10	(1)
Practices and Lessons Learned	11	(1)
Edison	11	(4)
Practical Achieved Results	12	(1)
Practices and Lessons Learned	12	(3)
Relevant Existing Practices
D. Avino
R. Becchini
P. Chilaev
H. Follet
V. Krivtsov
A. Martelli
V. Volochinov
Collaborative Systems Design and Analysis	15	(8)
System Design Process for Aerospace Domain	15	(6)
Products	21	(2)
Collaborative Systems Verification	23	(18)
System Assembly, Integration, and Testing	23	(1)
Thermal-Vaccum Space Simulation Test Scenario	24	(5)
Products	29	(12)
Middleware
R. Becchini
P. Chilaev
V. Krivtsov
I. Viglietti
V. Volochinov
Middleware Technologies	41	(28)
High Level Architecture (HLA)	41	(3)
Corba	44	(16)
Web-Based Technologies	60	(9)
Products	69	(38)
Defense Modelling and Simulation Office (DMSO) RTI 1.3	69	(3)
Defense Modelling and Simulation Office (DMSO) RTI 1.3-NG	72	(1)
OSimFramework	73	(2)
IONA Technologies: Orbix 3.0 Family	75	(2)
IONA iPortal Suite	77	(5)
Component Broker	82	(6)
VisiBroker 4.0	88	(2)
TAO	90	(4)
LiveContent BROKER 3.2	94	(2)
BEA Weblogic Enterprise 5.1	96	(4)
Object Time Developer	100	(2)
Exceed WEB	102	(2)
BizTalk Server	104	(3)
Product Data and Workflow Management
K. Drira
M. Molina
O. Nabuco
L.M. Rodriguez-Peralta
T. Villemur
Product Data Management, Exchange, and Interoperability	107	(23)
General Presentation	107	(4)
Standards and Committees	111	(10)
Products	121	(8)
Supporting and Using Industries	129	(1)
Workflow Management	130	(12)
General Presentation	130	(1)
Standards and Committees	130	(2)
Products	132	(10)
Supporting and Using Industries	142	(1)
Session Management	142	(11)
Features	143	(1)
Products	143	(10)
Communications
B. Baurens
L. Costa
A. Dracinschi
S. Fdida
V. Roca
R. Vida
Multicast Technology	153	(21)
Basic Concepts	153	(6)
Providing a Reliable Transmission Service	159	(3)
Adding Congestion Control to Multicast Transmissions	162	(1)
Other Associated Services	163	(3)
New Multicast Routing Protocols and Their Large Scale Deployment	166	(3)
Future Trends in Multicast Routing	169	(2)
Tools to Help and Monitor the Multicast Deployment	171	(1)
Multicast-Enabled Applications and Libraries	172	(2)
Network Quality of Service Management	174	(3)
Introduction to Differentiated Services	174	(1)
Availability of Differentiated Services	175	(2)
Groupware
B. Baurens
Introduction	177	(1)
Some Research Activities and Case Studies	177	(1)
Application Sharing	178	(1)
Multimedia Conferencing	178	(17)
Operative Aspects of Conferences	178	(1)
History	179	(2)
Standards Organisations	181	(1)
Multimedia Communication Standards	182	(9)
T. 120 Data Conferencing Standards	191	(4)
Web Conferencing	195	(1)
Products	195	(68)
Application Sharing	195	(10)
Web Conferencing	205	(6)
H.323 Terminals and T.120 Software Tools	211	(20)
Desktop Videoconferencing Systems	231	(16)
Examples of Meeting Room Videoconferencing Systems	247	(3)
Gatekeepers, Gateways, and Multi Cast Units (MCUs)	250	(13)
Appendix A1. Product Classification Summary
A1.1 Product Classification Table	263	(4)
A1.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Product Classification Table	267	(1)
A1.3 Product Classification Table Syntax	268	(3)
Appendix A2. Acronyms and Abbreviations	271	(4)
References	275	(6)
Author Index	281