Integration and management of dynamic systems

The principal innovation in this paper is to make code as well as data net-centric, i.e., not merely available system wide but dynamically and selectively available as a part of standard operations. The result is a built in capability for systems or networks to evolve without interrupting their operation. This is built on architectural principles that, even if somewhat spectacular in combination, are solid as a rock, involving mobility, class loading, services, integrated modules, and other established functionality. Seen in outline, or as a roadmap, this paper shows (1) how a mobile object technology (MOT) standard can use the open source gateway initiative (OSGi) standard, sometimes called ldquouniversal middlewarerdquo (UM), to provide (2) a networked system with Automated universal middleware (AUM) thereby allowing (3) the efficient management of an evolvable service-oriented architecture (SOA) system. This is achieved by applying the integrated modular avionics (IMA) architectural principle (using integrated modules) to higher-level SOA based systems such as federal aviation administration (FAA) system wide information management (SWIM) and the department of defense (DoD) global information grid (GIG) with event-based architectures (EBA).