Component descriptor
Component descriptor specifies the characteristics of a component to be used at assembly and deployment time.
Component descriptor gives the interfaces supported by the component and its base component type and the ports.
Ports are defined as interfaces that the component uses and provides.
Event that the component emits and consumes.
Component descriptor is placed in file with “.ccd” extension because of CORBA Component Descriptor.
The component descriptor is used to decide the type of container in which the component needs to be installed.