Title :
A reflective object-oriented distributed system for heterogeneous multimedia environments
Author :
Chen, Larry T. ; Xu, Leslee ; Suda, Tatsuya ; Yamamoto, Tetsuya ; Obinata, Koji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, object-oriented techniques and concepts (e.g., object migration inheritance delegation) and reflection are applied to the design of a distributed system called the reflective object-oriented distributed system (RODS). RODS hides object distribution and underlying platform heterogeneity to simplify the development of distributed multimedia applications. RODS has two major components: the flexible multimedia object adaptor (FMOA) and the reflective object request broker (RORB). The FMOA is an application framework of classes to facilitate the construction of distributed multimedia applications. The RORB is a CORBA object request broker that integrates additional features such as smart proxies, delegation, migration, and sharing. By utilizing a reflective model, RORB allows the application programmer and the system to dynamically modify distributed object management policies
Keywords :
computer network management; multimedia communication; network operating systems; object-oriented methods; CORBA object request broker; FMOA; RODS; RORB; application framework; application programming; distributed multimedia applications; distributed object management policies; flexible multimedia object adaptor; heterogeneous multimedia environments; migration; object distribution; object migration inheritance delegation; reflective object request broker; reflective object-oriented distributed system; sharing; smart proxies; underlying platform heterogeneity; Computer architecture; Computer science; Distributed computing; Multimedia systems; Object oriented modeling; Operating systems; Programming profession; Protocols; Reflection; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 1995. Proceedings., Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7180-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.1995.540118