An adaptation platform for multimedia applications CSC (component, service, connector)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a supervised adaptation platform for applications‐based components.

Design/methodology/approach

The platform is designed using a model based top‐down approach. The authors use UML diagrams and particularly scenarios and activity diagrams.

Findings

The CSC (component, service and connector) platform is based on a component/service model that allows adaptation of component‐based applications and uses service‐oriented architecture for providing adaptation services to be embedded in adaptation connectors.

Originality/value

The paper proposes CSC, a self‐adaptation platform based on MMSA, to describe software architectures for multimedia‐oriented application and providing adaptation capabilities. The platform is based on services and offer architecture, with three layers particularly adapted to adaptation of multimedia flow (types, formats, properties) and which allows solving the heterogeneity problems of components.

Citation

Derdour, M., Roose, P., Dalmau, M. and Ghoualmi‐Zine, N. (2012), "An adaptation platform for multimedia applications CSC (component, service, connector)", Journal of Systems and Information Technology, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 4-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/13287261211221119