FDDS: An Integrated Conceptual FDDS Framework for DDS Based Middleware

Data Distribution Services (DDS) has changed the way of the development process for complex distributed systems by tightly coupling QoS policies for achieving desired functionality at execution time. DDS middleware can be configured to handle edge-to-edge quality of service (QoS) policies. However, unpredictable environment imposes a greater challenge in the design and execution of these systems. The publish/subscribe middleware has improved the scalability and interoperability of the distributed systems. The stringent Quality of Services (QoS) standards imposes a greater challenge to developers. We propose a framework based approach for designing, development, and testing of distributed systems on top of Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and Open-Splice (OSPL) DDS middleware. The framework consists of ACGF Module which generates the code for application. DCF Module provides the abstraction from core functionality of DDS by using templates. Finally, ATF Module will help developer to test their application. This work will be beneficial for the development of different types of DDS applications rapidly.