A component-based model and language for wireless sensor network applications

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Abstract

Wireless sensor networks are often used by experts in many different fields to gather data pertinent to their work. Although their expertise may not include software engineering, these users are expected to produce low-level software for a concurrent, real-time and resource-constrained computing environment. In this paper, we introduce a component-based model for wireless sensor network applications and a language, Insense, for supporting the model. An application is modelled as a composition of interacting components and the application model is preserved in the Insense implementation where active components communicate via typed channels. The primary design criteria for Insense include: to abstract over low-level concerns for ease of programming; to permit worst-case space and time usage of programs to be determinable; to support the fractal composition of components whilst eliminating implicit dependencies between them; and, to facilitate the construction of low footprint programs suitable for resource-constrained devices. This paper presents an overview of the component model and Insense, and demonstrates how they meet the above criteria.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications
Subtitle of host publicationCOMPSAC 2008, 28 July-1 August 2008, Turku, Finland
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1303-1308
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-0-7695-3262-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008
Event32nd Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference - Turku, Finland
Duration: 28 Jul 20081 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE COMPSAC
ISSN (Print)0730-3157

Conference

Conference32nd Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityTurku
Period28/07/081/08/08

Keywords

  • Wireless sensor network
  • Component
  • Insense
  • Composition
  • Language
  • Model
  • Resource constraint

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