A Model for Evolution of Services in Distributed Systems

Keywords: evolution, transparency, RM-ODP, interoperability, distributed systems

Annotation: Uses mapping operators to provide ``evolution transparency'' (behavioral compatibility between versions). No forward compatibility, SO state, failure mode, or correctness criteria. Supports adapter chaining, automatic adapter generation, and non-subtype evolution.

BibTeX entry:

@inproceedings{senivongse96model,
   author = {Twittie Senivongse and Ian Utting},
   editor = {Spaniol Schill,~Mittasch and Popien},
   title = {A Model for Evolution of Services in Distributed Systems},
   booktitle = {Distributed Platforms},
   pages = {373--385},
   publisher = {Chapman and Hall},
   month = jan,
   year = {1996},
   isbn = {0-412-73280-7},
   url = {http://www.cs.ukc.ac.uk/pubs/1996/341}
}