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Resource Description Language: A Unified Description Language for Network Embedded Resources

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: As machine-to-machine networks become larger and more pervasive, manual configuration and discovery of resources will become intractable. It is in this context that we propose the RDL, a Resource Description Language that represents a uniform way of describing embedded resources, allowing them to be shared and enabling a new class of resource-aware applications. The RDL can describe a wide range of resources, characterizing individual nodes or entire networks. It can contribute to overcome performance issues in dense networks or mobility-driven problems in highly dynamic machine-to-machine topologies by providing the means for self-adaptability and manageability, as well as opportunistic resource sharing in context-aware embedded applications. The main goal for the RDL is to define a reusable and extensible resource description specification, which can only be reached if the resources are described in a standardized format. To illustrate the feasibility of our approach, we have also developed a Java implementation of the RDL framework, as well as a TinyOS implementation targeting resource constrained platforms. Furthermore, we have developed Modulus, a modular middleware for the development of resource-aware distributed applications.

Source: International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

DOI: 10.1155/2012/860864

Authors: André C. Santos, Luís D. Pedrosa, Martijn Kuipers, Rui M. Rocha

Institutions: Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Instituto de Telecomunicações

Language: English

Topic: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,680

Funders: Instituto de Telecomunicações, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia