N Davies et al 1995 Distrib. Syst. Engng. 2 142 doi:10.1088/0967-1846/2/3/002
N Davies, G S Blair, K Chevers and A Friday
Show affiliationsSignificant advances have been made in recent years in tackling the problem of heterogeneity in distributed systems with ISO/ITU-T standards for a Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP) now approaching international agreement. It is important, however, that such standards are responsive to new developments in computer and communications technologies. This paper reports on experiences of applying RM-ODP technology and mobile communications in supporting field workers in the electricity industry. The results of the study show that the framework provided by RM-ODP offers a strong basis for the development of mobile applications. Particular benefits are gained from the object-oriented modelling approach, the model of selective distribution transparency and the concept of QoS-managed bindings in RM-ODP. However, our experiences indicate that care must be taken in the development of RM-ODP compliant platforms particularly with respect to the communications infrastructure.
84.40.Ua Telecommunications: signal transmission and processing; communication satellites
07.05.Bx Computer systems: hardware, operating systems, computer languages, and utilities
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