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Performance Evaluation of Distributed M3 Applications via ABSOLUT

Authors:
Subayal Khan
Jukka Saastamoinen
Jussi Kiljander
Jyrki Huusko
Juha Korpi
Jari Nurmi

Keywords: M3; SystemC; Performance Simulation

Abstract:
For future smart applications running on nomadic embedded devices operating in smart environments, the information sharing without human involvement, availability of the services and the quest for better alternative services will go hand in hand to enable the best-possible experience for the end-user. These tasks are challenging since the devices operating in a smart environment are usually heterogeneous and targeted for different uses. M3 is a layered architecture which aims at providing interoperability between heterogeneous devices in a Smart Space. M3 divides the interoperability challenge into three layers, i.e., information, service and communication level. The information level ensures that the information is understood in the same way by all devices. The service level guarantees the seamless access to services and discovery of new services while the communication level provides means for data transmission among devices. The design and development of new M3 applications is challenging not only due to various application design alternatives but also due to many solutions for achieving interoperability at different M3 levels. Therefore, a brisk performance evaluation phase is required for evaluating the feasibility of new M3 applications. In other words, the methodology should not only provide the feasibility of information, service and device level solutions employed by the instantiation of M3 but also the feasibility of the M3 applications on various platforms. This article describes an approach for the design and system level performance evaluation of M3 systems via UML2.0 MARTE profile and ABSOLUT and is experimented via a case study.

Pages: 137 to 147

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: January 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4243

ISBN: 978-1-61208-246-2

Location: Seville, Spain

Dates: from January 27, 2013 to February 1, 2013