Title :
Semantic interoperation via intelligent mediation
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Lab., SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
The author proposes an approach to semantic interoperation via intelligent mediation. The key idea is the separation of heterogeneity in the semantics of data from heterogeneity in the representation of data. Instead of a rich multidatabase language, he advocates a language with minimal representational bias. The semantics of heterogeneous data is communicated independent of representation, and is compiled into homogeneous representation schemes. The approach directly addresses the critical issues in the semantic interoperation of heterogeneous data
Keywords :
data structures; distributed databases; open systems; heterogeneity; homogeneous representation schemes; intelligent mediation; minimal representational bias; semantic interoperation; Central office; Computer networks; Computer science; Databases; High-speed networks; Information systems; Laboratories; Marketing and sales; Mediation; Remuneration;
Conference_Titel :
Research Issues in Data Engineering, 1993: Interoperability in Multidatabase Systems, 1993. Proceedings RIDE-IMS '93., Third International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3710-2
DOI :
10.1109/RIDE.1993.281918
