Affiliations: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, 19 Skyline Drive,
Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA | IBM Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory, The MMAA
Building, 467-12 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-700, Korea
Abstract: Event-driven, embedded applications that embody the composition of
many disparate components are emerging as an important class of pervasive
applications. Realizing such applications often requires a breadth of expertise
across many disciplines; consequently, managing the life cycle for this class
of applications can be a very complex, time-intensive process. In this paper,
we present a framework that eases the complexity of managing the life cycle of
event-driven, embedded applications. We call this framework Rapid Integrated
Solution Enablement or RISE. For solution creation, component composition and
software reuse are two central concepts of RISE. Solutions in RISE are
graphically composed from reusable components using a visual editor. For
deployment and management of solutions, we exploit the concept of dynamic and
remote deployment of components from the Open Service Gateway Initiative
(OSGi). We describe the RISE architecture and discuss our prototype
implementation, which follows the model-driven methodology and leverages open
source technologies, such as Eclipse. Additionally, we illustrate the efficacy
of RISE with an example solution for RFID supply chain logistics.
