A metamodel for federation architectures

Topçu, Okan; Adak, Mehmet; Oğuztüzün, Halit

doi:10.1145/1371574.1371576

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“…In FAML, we want to go beyond this OO limitation in modeling runtime objects and provide explicit support for both designtime artefacts (the "classes"-equivalent in AOSE, i.e., agent definitions) and runtime artifacts (the "objects"-equivalent in AOSE, i.e., agents themselves). This differentiation, 6 perhaps considered arbitrary by some, can also add some indication of which stage in the development lifecycle a particular concept is likely to be useful-in comparison with an all-embracing modeling language (ML) like UML [29], which tends to confuse developers simply because it does not give any stage indication of its utility. Concepts in each of the two sets were further designated into two scopes, agent-external and agentinternal-related scopes, since a key differentiator for AOSE is the tight coupling between the software entity (here "agent") and its environment [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a result, there are a number of metamodels developed for similar or overlapping domains of software engineering. For instance, there are various metamodels for aspectoriented programming (e.g., [1], [2], [3]), software architectures (e.g., [4], [5], [6]), and multiagent systems (MASs) (main focus of this paper) (e.g., [7], [8]). It would be useful if the different metamodels within the same domain of software engineering (e.g., domain of MAS) could be combined into one, or at least be subsumed by one, metamodel.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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FAML: A Generic Metamodel for MAS Development

Beydoun

Low

Henderson‐Sellers

et al. 2009

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

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In some areas of software engineering research, there are several metamodels claiming to capture the main issues. Though it is profitable to have variety at the beginning of a research field, after some time, the diversity of metamodels becomes an obstacle, for instance to the sharing of results between research groups. To reach consensus and unification of existing metamodels, metamodel-driven software language engineering can be applied. This paper illustrates an application of software language engineering in the agent-oriented software engineering research domain. Here, we introduce a relatively generic agent-oriented metamodel whose suitability for supporting modeling language development is demonstrated by evaluating it with respect to several existing methodology-specific metamodels. First, the metamodel is constructed by a combination of bottom-up and top-down analysis and best practice. The concepts thus obtained and their relationships are then evaluated by mapping to two agent-oriented metamodels: TAO and Islander. We then refine the metamodel by extending the comparisons with the metamodels implicit or explicit within five more extant agent-oriented approaches: Adelfe, PASSI, Gaia, INGENIAS, and Tropos. The resultant FAML metamodel is a potential candidate for future standardization as an important component for engineering an agent modeling language. Disciplines Physical Sciences and Mathematics Publication DetailsBeydoun, G., Low, G. Abstract-In some areas of software engineering research, there are several metamodels claiming to capture the main issues. Though it is profitable to have variety at the beginning of a research field, after some time, the diversity of metamodels becomes an obstacle, for instance to the sharing of results between research groups. To reach consensus and unification of existing metamodels, metamodel-driven software language engineering can be applied. This paper illustrates an application of software language engineering in the agent-oriented software engineering research domain. Here, we introduce a relatively generic agent-oriented metamodel whose suitability for supporting modeling language development is demonstrated by evaluating it with respect to several existing methodology-specific metamodels. First, the metamodel is constructed by a combination of bottom-up and top-down analysis and best practice. The concepts thus obtained and their relationships are then evaluated by mapping to two agent-oriented metamodels: TAO and Islander. We then refine the metamodel by extending the comparisons with the metamodels implicit or explicit within five more extant agent-oriented approaches: Adelfe, PASSI, Gaia, INGENIAS, and Tropos. The resultant FAML metamodel is a potential candidate for future standardization as an important component for engineering an agent modeling language.Index Terms-Modeling, metamodel, multiagent systems.

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Section: Metamodel Creationmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

FAML: A Generic Metamodel for MAS Development

Beydoun

Low

Henderson‐Sellers

et al. 2009

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

129

122

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“…Based on the conceptual models that are developed using the metamodels such as BOM, HLA based simulation systems can be designed using the UML (Fowler, 2003) or UML profiles (Guiffard et al, 2006;Ç elik, 2005). Topç u et al (2008) adopt Live Sequence Charts (Brill et al, 2004) to model the behavior of HLA federates in simulation systems. Each of these tools provide support for different aspects of HLA-based simulation development domain.…”

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S-IDE: A tool framework for optimizing deployment architecture of High Level Architecture based simulation systems

Çelik

Tekinerdoğan

2013

Journal of Systems and Software

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One of the important problems in High Level Architecture (HLA) based distributed simulation systems is the allocation of the different simulation modules to the available physical resources. Usually, the deployment of the simulation modules to the physical resources can be done in many different ways, and each deployment alternative will have a different impact on the performance. Although different algorithmic solutions have been provided to optimize the allocation with respect to the performance, the problem has not been explicitly tackled from an architecture design perspective. Moreover, for optimizing the deployment of the simulation system, tool support is largely missing. In this paper we propose a method for automatically deriving deployment alternatives for HLA based distributed simulation systems. The method extends the IEEE Recommended Practice for High Level Architecture Federation Development and Execution Process by providing an approach for optimizing the allocation at the design level. The method is realized by the tool framework, S-IDE (Simulation-IDE) that we have developed to provide an integrated development environment for deriving a feasible deployment alternative based on the simulation system and the available physical resources at the design phase. The method and the tool support have been validated using a case study for the development of a traffic simulation system.

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“…More unified solutions are presented by following either the MDA approach [DeAntoni and Babau 2005;Guiffard et al 2006;D'Ambrogio et al 2010;Garro et al 2013;Sarjoughian and Markid 2012] or the MIC approach [Topçu et al 2008;Ç etinkaya et al 2010;Ledeczi et al 2003]. Guiffard et al [2006] provide a study that aims at applying a model driven approach to M&S in the military domain.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The source code can be automatically generated, which results in a significant reduction of programming and implementation efforts. Topçu et al [2008] propose the Federation Architecture Metamodel (FAMM) for describing the architecture of a HLA compliant federation. FAMM supports the behavioral description of federates based on sequence charts and it formalizes the standard HLA object model and federate interface specification.…”

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Model Continuity in Discrete Event Simulation

Çetinkaya

Verbraeck

Seck

2015

ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul.

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Most of the well known modeling and simulation methodologies state the importance of conceptual modeling in simulation studies and they suggest the use of conceptual models during the simulation model development process. However, only a limited number of methodologies refers to how to move from a conceptual model to an executable simulation model. Besides, existing modeling and simulation methodologies do not typically provide a formal method for model transformations between the models in different stages of the development process. Hence, in the current M&S practice, model continuity is usually not fulfilled. In this article, a model driven development framework for modeling and simulation is presented in order to bridge the gap between different stages of a simulation study and to obtain model continuity. The applicability of the framework is illustrated with a prototype modeling environment and a case study in the discrete event simulation domain.

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A metamodel for federation architectures

Cited by 31 publications

References 11 publications

FAML: A Generic Metamodel for MAS Development

FAML: A Generic Metamodel for MAS Development

S-IDE: A tool framework for optimizing deployment architecture of High Level Architecture based simulation systems

Model Continuity in Discrete Event Simulation

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