WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation

WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 1

IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA

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WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation

WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation

Miguel Segarra

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WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003

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IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA

ContentsContents

IntroductionIntroductionTasks of WP5Tasks of WP5

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IntroductionIntroduction

Objectives of WP5Objectives of WP5 Collaboration with OMG to enhance the RT-Collaboration with OMG to enhance the RT-

CORBA specifications for hard real-time and CORBA specifications for hard real-time and control systems requirementscontrol systems requirements

Dissemination actionsDissemination actions Exploitation and Use planning of HRTC Exploitation and Use planning of HRTC

resultsresults

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TasksTasks

Workpackage tasks areWorkpackage tasks are T5.1 Dissemination PlanningT5.1 Dissemination Planning T5.2 OMG Standardisation T5.2 OMG Standardisation T5.3 Publications T5.3 Publications T5.4 HRTC Project Web Page T5.4 HRTC Project Web Page T5.5 Exploitation and Use Planning T5.5 Exploitation and Use Planning



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T5.1:Dissemination Planning

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T5.1:Dissemination PlanningT5.1:Dissemination PlanningThe main activity of the The main activity of the

workpackage was the workpackage was the elaboration of elaboration of IST37652/003 D5.1 IST37652/003 D5.1

Dissemination PlanDissemination Plan• The deliverable explains the The deliverable explains the

intended dissemination intended dissemination activities and a calendar of activities and a calendar of them.them.

• The final version was The final version was 2002/10/222002/10/22



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T5.2:OMG Standardisation

T5.2:OMG Standardisation

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG Standardisation

Purpose:Purpose: Organisation of a working group to coordinate Organisation of a working group to coordinate

activities and foster the elaboration of activities and foster the elaboration of specifications related to the predictability specifications related to the predictability needed in control applicationsneeded in control applications

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG StandardisationOMG Meetings attendedOMG Meetings attended

Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)• Technical MeetingTechnical Meeting• Initial contacts to establish a “Control Systems Working Initial contacts to establish a “Control Systems Working

Group” within the Real-Time, Embedded, and Specialized Group” within the Real-Time, Embedded, and Specialized Systems Platform Task Force (RTESS PTF) of the OMG.Systems Platform Task Force (RTESS PTF) of the OMG.

• Several members of RTESS attended to the HRTC Several members of RTESS attended to the HRTC presentation (Oct, 3rd). The people from OIS seemed to be presentation (Oct, 3rd). The people from OIS seemed to be very interested in the project.very interested in the project.

• As a result from this meeting there was an agreement to As a result from this meeting there was an agreement to organise the “Control Systems Working Group” into the organise the “Control Systems Working Group” into the OMG.OMG.

"Hard Real-Time CORBA Working Group“ -> “Control Systems "Hard Real-Time CORBA Working Group“ -> “Control Systems Working Group”Working Group”

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG Standardisation Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)(Cont.)Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)(Cont.)

A flyer of the project was A flyer of the project was prepared for the meetingprepared for the meeting

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG Standardisation Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)

Objective: According to the results of the Helsinki meeting, the Objective: According to the results of the Helsinki meeting, the objective was to propose the creation of a Control Systems objective was to propose the creation of a Control Systems OMG Working Group.OMG Working Group.

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG Standardisation Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)

Four people were commisioned to write the draft charter for the Control Four people were commisioned to write the draft charter for the Control Systems WG.: Ricardo Sanz (UPM), Ben Watson (Lockheed-Martin Systems WG.: Ricardo Sanz (UPM), Ben Watson (Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics), Thomas Losert (TUV), Jim Kulp (Mercury Computer Systems)Aeronautics), Thomas Losert (TUV), Jim Kulp (Mercury Computer Systems)

CSWG CharterCSWG Charter The purpose of the The purpose of the Control Systems WGControl Systems WG is to foster the availability and suitability of is to foster the availability and suitability of

OMG specifications in relation with the construction of OMG specifications in relation with the construction of distributed control systemsdistributed control systems.. The technology needed falls more-or-less inside The technology needed falls more-or-less inside RTESSRTESS scope, but the CSWG is scope, but the CSWG is

basically basically domain orienteddomain oriented but with a but with a cross-cutting approachcross-cutting approach ( (manufacturingmanufacturing, , utilitiesutilities, , aerospaceaerospace, , automotiveautomotive, , C4IC4I, , transporttransport, etc). Of major importance are the relations with: , etc). Of major importance are the relations with: ADAD, , MARSMARS, , Systems EngineeringSystems Engineering, , MDAMDA and and SimulationSimulation..

The main activity of the WG should be The main activity of the WG should be catalyticcatalytic, encouraging existing groups in the , encouraging existing groups in the OMG to consider if their specs are useful to control systems and trying to redirect their OMG to consider if their specs are useful to control systems and trying to redirect their evolution. evolution.

The The CSWGCSWG will address these issues by means of will address these issues by means of three main types of activitiesthree main types of activities in in themes themes relevant to control systems engineeringrelevant to control systems engineering: :

• FosterFoster new specifications for the controls domain (with an eye on other bodies’ specs: ISO, new specifications for the controls domain (with an eye on other bodies’ specs: ISO, IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc).IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc).

• CatalyzeCatalyze OMG specification processes (new & existing) in different groups (including core OMG OMG specification processes (new & existing) in different groups (including core OMG specs).specs).

• Increase Increase coherence of specification efforts in different OMG groups.coherence of specification efforts in different OMG groups.

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG StandardisationWashington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002)

CSWG Web PageCSWG Web Page

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG StandardisationSan Francisco, USA (Jan 26-30, 2003)San Francisco, USA (Jan 26-30, 2003)

Initial meeting of the Control Systems Working Initial meeting of the Control Systems Working Group.Group.

The CSWG Rationale presented.The CSWG Rationale presented. The CSWG Charter was presented to the The CSWG Charter was presented to the

attendees.attendees. The draft CSWG Roadmap and the initial The draft CSWG Roadmap and the initial

structure of the CSWG Whitepaper were also structure of the CSWG Whitepaper were also presented.presented.

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG StandardisationOrlando, USA (March 26-30, 2003)Orlando, USA (March 26-30, 2003)

The Consortium did not attend this meeting The Consortium did not attend this meeting due to the war between USA and Iraqdue to the war between USA and Iraq

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T5.2:OMG StandardisationT5.2:OMG StandardisationParis, France (June 2-6, Paris, France (June 2-6,

2003)2003) Presentation of the White Presentation of the White

Paper of HRTCPaper of HRTC In the meeting there was In the meeting there was

an agreement to issue a an agreement to issue a RFI during the next RFI during the next meetingmeeting



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T5.3:PublicationsT5.3:Publications

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T5.3:PublicationsT5.3:PublicationsPresentation of HRTC to members of the Presentation of HRTC to members of the

Department of Chemical Engineering of Department of Chemical Engineering of the MIT. Cambridge, USA (Dec, 13, 2002the MIT. Cambridge, USA (Dec, 13, 2002 Process Systems Engineering SeminarProcess Systems Engineering Seminar

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Presentation of HRTC/CORBA technology Presentation of HRTC/CORBA technology to radioastronomers. National to radioastronomers. National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid. Astronomical Observatory, Madrid. February, 19, 2003February, 19, 2003

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T5.3 PublicationsT5.3 Publications

OMG Workshop on Distributed Object OMG Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-Time and Embedded Computing for Real-Time and Embedded Systems (July 14-17, 2003, Washington) Systems (July 14-17, 2003, Washington) Poster on “The HRTC Project”Poster on “The HRTC Project” Talk on “CORBA in the Time-Triggered Talk on “CORBA in the Time-Triggered

Architecture”Architecture”

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T5.3:PublicationsT5.3:PublicationsETFA 2003, Lisbon, ETFA 2003, Lisbon,

Portugal (Sept, 16-19, Portugal (Sept, 16-19, 2003)2003) 99thth International Conference International Conference

on Emerging Technologies on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automationand Factory Automation

Special session on real-Special session on real-time distributed systems for time distributed systems for manufacturingmanufacturing

““An Experiment in An Experiment in Distributed Objects for Distributed Objects for Real-Time Control”Real-Time Control”

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T5.3:PublicationsT5.3:PublicationsETFA 2003, Lisbon, ETFA 2003, Lisbon,

Portugal (Sept, 16-19, Portugal (Sept, 16-19, 2003)2003) 99thth International International

Conference on Conference on Emerging Technologies Emerging Technologies and Factory Automationand Factory Automation

““A Pattern Schema for A Pattern Schema for Complex Controllers”Complex Controllers”

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ETFA 2003, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept, 16-ETFA 2003, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept, 16-19, 2003)19, 2003) A tutorial on HRTC technology (Real-Time A tutorial on HRTC technology (Real-Time

CORBA Automation) was scheduled but it had CORBA Automation) was scheduled but it had to be cancelled as it happened to be today.to be cancelled as it happened to be today.

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T5.3:PublicationsT5.3:PublicationsADCHEM 2003, Hong Kong (June 18-20, ADCHEM 2003, Hong Kong (June 18-20,

2003 delayed to January, 11-14, 2004 by 2003 delayed to January, 11-14, 2004 by SARS)SARS) International symposium on Advance Control International symposium on Advance Control

of Chemical Processesof Chemical Processes

Publication: Hard Real-Time CORBA Publication: Hard Real-Time CORBA (HRTC) for Process Control Systems (HRTC) for Process Control Systems

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Next activitiesNext activities ISIC 2003 (18ISIC 2003 (18thth IEEE International Symposium IEEE International Symposium

on Intelligent Control) October, 5-8,2003, on Intelligent Control) October, 5-8,2003, Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas,USAWestin Galleria, Houston, Texas,USA• Plenary session on distributed control systemsPlenary session on distributed control systems

CONTROLO 2004 (6th Portuguese CONTROLO 2004 (6th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control) Faro, Conference on Automatic Control) Faro, Portugal, June, 7-9, 2004Portugal, June, 7-9, 2004• Plenary Session on HRTC topicsPlenary Session on HRTC topics



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T5.4: HRTC Web SiteT5.4: HRTC Web Site

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T5.4:HRTC Web SiteT5.4:HRTC Web Site

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Additionally a short Additionally a short report describing the report describing the HRTC web site has HRTC web site has been issued.been issued. HRTC37652/083 D5.4 HRTC37652/083 D5.4

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T5.5: Exploitation and Use Plan

T5.5: Exploitation and Use Plan

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5 is organised around the T5.5 is organised around the

following deliverablesfollowing deliverables D5.5 Draft Exploitation and Use PlanD5.5 Draft Exploitation and Use Plan Hard Real-Time CORBA User QuestionnaireHard Real-Time CORBA User Questionnaire D5.6 Exploitation and Use PlanD5.6 Exploitation and Use Plan D5.5.1 Hard Real-Time CORBA Market D5.5.1 Hard Real-Time CORBA Market

StudyStudy. .

The four documents form the HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Draft Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Draft Exploitation and Use Plan

Purpose:Purpose:• Explore future exploitation of hard real-time Explore future exploitation of hard real-time

CORBACORBA• Use of project resultsUse of project results• SWOT analysisSWOT analysis• QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Market StudyHRTC Market Study

Analysis of current needs of Analysis of current needs of real-time/embedded systems developers and real-time/embedded systems developers and their knowledge about real-time CORBA their knowledge about real-time CORBA technologytechnology

More than sixty companies contactedMore than sixty companies contacted Six of them responded to the questionnaireSix of them responded to the questionnaire

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Market Study – General DataHRTC Market Study – General Data

Geographical Dimension

0% 17%

33%

50%

Regional National International Global

Number of employees

17%

33%0%

50%

1-50 51-250 251-500 >500

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan

HRTC Market Study – Distributed HRTC Market Study – Distributed SystemsSystems Distributed object infrastructure

10

0,0

%

50

,0%

83

,3%

16

,7%

0,0

% 50

,0%

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,7%

0,0

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0,0

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0,0

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0,0

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83

,3%

Applicationsneed to use

distributed objectinfrastructures

Applications usedistributed data

CPU charge isdistributed

among differenthardware

Users aredistributed over

differentworkstations

YES NO DK/NR

• Need of distributed frameworks

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HRTC Market Study – Distributed HRTC Market Study – Distributed SystemsSystems

100,

0%

33,3

%

0,0% 66

,7%

Did you know aboutsoftware frameworks to

ensure system and deviceinter-operability?

Do you use any of thosesoftware frameworks?

YES NO

• What the interviewees new about CORBA

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HRTC Market Study – Distributed HRTC Market Study – Distributed SystemsSystems CORBA is perceived as a complex framework CORBA is perceived as a complex framework

by developersby developers New users claim it to be difficult to start withNew users claim it to be difficult to start with Some none-CORBA users develop their own Some none-CORBA users develop their own

code for real-time distributed applicationscode for real-time distributed applications

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Types of systems

50,0

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%

50,0

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33,3

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16,7

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16,7

%

50,0

%

50,0

%

50,0

%

50,0

%

Soft Real-Time

Hard Real-Time

Workstation Embedded

YES NO Non users

• What is CORBA/Real-Time CORBA used for?

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• Integration of electronic devices from different vendors

66,7

%

66,7

%

33,3

%

0,0%

0,0%

33,3

%

Do you need to inter-communicate hardware and/or

electronics devices fromdifferent vendors?

Can those different devicesbe controlled by a non-proprietary protocol?

YES NO DK/NR

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50,0

% 66,7

%

50,0

%

16,7

%

16,7

%

16,7

%

33,3

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33,3

%

33,3

%

33,3

%50,0

%

Control of devices requires

the use ofvendor

proprietaryprotocols

There aredevices which

can be controlledby non-

proprietaryprotocols

Introduction ofdevices from

newmanufacturers

requires toimplement new

SW

The introductionof new devices

makes thecontrol systemmore difficult to

manage

YES NO DK/NR


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50,0

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%

16,7

%

50,0

%

50,0

%

33,3

%

33,3

%

33,3

%

Data is shared amongelectronic devices no

matter the manufacturer

Data is shared amongelectronic devices of thesame manufacturer only

Data is not sharedamong different

electronic devices

YES NO DK/NR

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• User Satisfaction

do you think CORBA products can be a good solution for your application?

33,3% 33,3% 33,3%

YES

NO

DK/NR

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• User satisfaction

If you are using CORBA, are you satisfied with the way it works for your application?

33,3%

16,7%

50,0%

YES

NO

DK/NR

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• Need of interoperability

Are you using / have you used Inter-ORB Interoperability Protocol (IIOP) to communicate

between different ORBs?

16,7%

33,3%

50,0%

YES

NO

DK/NR

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HRTC Market Study – Real-TimeHRTC Market Study – Real-Time

• Real-Time requirements• 0-min, 5-max.

FEATURE AVERAGE RATING

Average operation latency 3,50

Predictable operation latency 3,50

ORB operation rates (invocations/sec)

2,67

Typical Message Size 2,50

Total volume of data transferred 3,33

Complexity of interface datatypes 2,17

Others *

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66,7

% 83,3

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33,3

%

0,0%

0,0%

16,7

%

Do you need a priority basedqueuing so client requests can be

answered accordingly to thepriority?

Do you need to have support forasynchronous message-based

system architectures?

YES NO DK/NR

• Use of a priority based system and asynchronous messaging

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50,0

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50,0

%

0,0%

Do you need to have persistentbindings between executions of the

application?

YES NO DK/NR

• Need of persistent bindings

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33,3

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16,7

%

Do you expect objects to move todifferent locations during system

operation?

YES NO DK/NR

• Objects mobility

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• Real-time features satisfaction

16,7

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16,7

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66,7

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Are you satisfied with the real-timefeatures and behavior of the product?

YES NO DK/NR

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• Types of system tasks

66,7

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16,7

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0,0%

33,3

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83,3

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100,

0%

0,0%

0,0%

0,0%

Does your system haveboth critical and not critical

real-time task running in thesame machine?

Does your system have onlynon critical real-time tasks?

Does your system have onlycritical real-time tasks?

YES NO DK/NR

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• Types of transport

10

0,0

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50

,0%

50

,0%

0,0

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0,0

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0,0

%

Does your system use TCP/IPtransport?

Do you/will you use anytransport different from TCP/IP

YES NO DK/NR

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• Pluggable transports 66

,7%

16

,7%

33

,3%

66

,7%

0,0

%

16

,7%

Do you think it's interesting for anORB to implement means tointegrate multiple transport

protocols between the differentsystem agents?

. Will you need to be able to addyour own transport protocol (user-

provided transport) to the ORBtransport protocols?

YES NO DK/NR

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• Deciding to buy 33,3

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33,3

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33,3

%

Would you buy a real-time ORB if youcould replace the transport layer for a

deterministic one?

YES NO DK/NR

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded

• Use of ORBs for embedded systems

0,0

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10

0,0

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0,0

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Are you using ORB forembedded systems?

YES NO DK/NR

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded

• Suitability of MinimumCORBA• There are lots of CORBA features not used in this type of applications• One user reported max. desirable footprint of 32kb 33

,3%

66,7

%

16,7

%

0,0%

50,0

%

33,3

%

Do you thinkminimum CORBA is

suitable forembedded

applications?

Are you willing totrade features of aCORBA broker for

less memoryfootprint?

YES NO DK/NR

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Influence on the cost of new application releases

CORBA can reduce the cost of application new releases

16,7

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66,7

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0,0%

0,0%

16,7

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Stronlyagree

Agree Disagree StronglyDisagree

Don´t know

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Footprint is a critical issue for embedded development

Reduced memory footprint is critical

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33,3

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0,0%

0,0%

16,7

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Stronlyagree


Don´t know

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Bypassing marshalling

bypass the marshalling / de-marshalling

50,0

%

16,7

%

16,7

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0,0%

16,7

%

Stronlyagree


Don´tknow

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Real-Time CORBA Complexity

Real-Time CORBA is too complex to be used in embedded industrial applications

0,0%

16,7

%

50,0

%

0,0%

33,3

%

Stronlyagree


Don´tknow

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Need of dynamic aspects of CORBA

Dynamic aspects of CORBA not needed

16,7

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33,3

%

16,7

%

0,0%

33,3

%

Stronlyagree


Don´tknow

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HRTC Market Study – EmbeddedHRTC Market Study – Embedded• Features for emdedded systems

FEATURE AVERAGE RATING

Small memory footprint 3,83

Performance (invocations/second) 3,83

Throughput (volume of information/second) 4,00

Reliability 4,83

Fault tolerance 3,83

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HRTC Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Exploitation and Use Plan The HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan uses The HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan uses

the results from the Draft Exploitation and Use the results from the Draft Exploitation and Use Plan and from the HRTC Market Study to Plan and from the HRTC Market Study to present conclusions on exploitation and use present conclusions on exploitation and use planning.planning.

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T5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanT5.5:Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Exploitation and Use Plan

Results from the market studyResults from the market study• Most companies do not use distributed-object frameworksMost companies do not use distributed-object frameworks• New users find it hard to start working with CORBANew users find it hard to start working with CORBA• ““CORBA lack of reliability” is perceived for real-time CORBA lack of reliability” is perceived for real-time

applications (NIH syndrome)applications (NIH syndrome)• ORBs are expensive toolsORBs are expensive tools• CORBA is not used for embedded systemsCORBA is not used for embedded systems

There is a market niche for real-time CORBA There is a market niche for real-time CORBA technology as the way this type of systems is technology as the way this type of systems is built MUST evolve.built MUST evolve.

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HRTC Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Exploitation and Use Plan Choices for exploitationChoices for exploitation

• ConsultancyConsultancy• Strategic alliancesStrategic alliances• Technology PartnershipTechnology Partnership• Independent Software Vendor / Solution ProviderIndependent Software Vendor / Solution Provider

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HRTC Exploitation and Use PlanHRTC Exploitation and Use Plan Target marketTarget market

• The market is wide but the segmentation is notThe market is wide but the segmentation is not• Sub-segments need specialised features and Sub-segments need specialised features and

servicesservices• Positioning must be achieved based upon specific Positioning must be achieved based upon specific

HRTC featuresHRTC features• Positioning is difficult as competitors claim to have Positioning is difficult as competitors claim to have

hard real-time featureshard real-time features

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