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| CIV system as a set of component applications |
| Integration framework and communication backbone for CIV collaboration |
| Open, Web-based framework for user management, session control, message passing and server management |
| Monitoring and storage of actions and events |
| Simple API allows modification and addition of new applications to the system |
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CIV Communication System
Introduction
Architecture
Central Server
Local Demon
Central Server - Local Demon Protocol
Application Programming Interface (API)
Status
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| Lukasz Beca, Konrad Olszewski, Chris Walczak, Gang Cheng |
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| CIV system as a set of component applications |
| Integration framework and communication backbone for CIV collaboration |
| Open, Web-based framework for user management, session control, message passing and server management |
| Monitoring and storage of actions and events |
| Simple API allows modification and addition of new applications to the system |
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| Main framework component |
| System state control |
| Message routing from/to distributed demons |
| Session management |
| Event logging |
| Access to the users database |
| Implemented in Java, multi-threaded |
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| Supports communication between applications, applets and Central Server |
| Launches applets and applications |
| On behalf of a user, communicates with other users |
| Opens, closes and maintains connnections to Central Server |
| Implemented as plug-in in Netscape using Live-Connect mechanism |
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Protocol components
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Types of messages:
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| Persistent TCP socket connection |
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| Programming interfaces to port a standalone application into our collaborative framework |
| Three APIs - Java applet, Java application, C(++) |
Major components
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| Hides complexity of the communication system to application developers |
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| Design and specification of the 1st version completed |
| Central server implemented |
| Local demon implementd |
| 1st version of APIs (both Java and C++) designed and implemented |
| Current version non-publishable (no installation tools) |
| System tested via port of five applications |
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| Java and Web-based |
| Supports applications written in Java and C(++), and applets |
| Simple API allows for easy integration of applications with the collaborative system |
| Integration with database, support for session playback |
| Runs on multiple platforms |
| More general than Habanero or Infosphere |