Wrapping the Future (2004)

Author(s): Anderson T, Randell B, Romanovsky A

    Abstract: Enclosing a component within a software "wrapper" is a well-established way of adapting components for use in new environments. This paper presents an overview of an experimental evaluation of the use of a wrapper to protectagainst faults arising during the (simulated) operation of a practical and critical system; the specific context is a protective wrapper for an off-the-shelf software component at the heart of the control system of a steam raising boiler. Encouraged by the positive outcomes of this experimentation we seek to position protective wrappers as a basis for structuring the provision of fault tolerance in component-based open systems and networks. The paper addresses some key issues and developments relating wrappers to the provision of dependability in future computing systems.

      • Date: 22-27 August 2004
      • Conference Name: Building the Information Society: Proceedings of the IFIP 18th World Computer Congress
      • Pages: 165-173
      • Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
      • Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. abstract)
      • Bibliographic status: Published

      Keywords: dependability; off-the-shelf components; fault tolerance; protective wrapping

      Staff

      Professor Tom Anderson
      Professor

      Professor Brian Randell
      Emeritus Professor, and Senior Research Investigator

      Professor Alexander Romanovsky
      Prof of Computing Science