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The Computer Journal 2004 47(4):475-494; doi:10.1093/comjnl/47.4.475
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Smart Messages: A Distributed Computing Platform for Networks of Embedded Systems

Porlin Kang, Cristian Borcea, Gang Xu, Akhilesh Saxena, Ulrich Kremer and Liviu Iftode

Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of Smart Messages, a distributed computing platform for networks of embedded systems based on execution migration. A Smart Message (SM) is a user-defined distributed program which executes on nodes of interest, named by their properties, and uses an explicit lightweight migration to reach these nodes. During migrations, an SM carries its code and execution state, and it self-routes at each intermediate node between two nodes of interest. The nodes in the network cooperate to support the SM execution by providing a virtual machine and a shared memory region addressable by names (tag space). To illustrate the flexibility of SMs to program real world applications, we describe EZCab, an application for booking cabs in densely populated urban areas. We also present experimental results to quantify the performance achieved by the SM prototype.

Received 3 July 2003. Revised 31 October 2003.

* Email: kangp{at}cs.rutgers.edu, borcea{at}cs.rutgers.edu, gxu{at}cs.rutgers.edu, saxena{at}cs.rutgers.edu, uli{at}cs.rutgers.edu, iftode{at}cs.rutgers.edu


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