%0 Journal Article %1 garlan_rainbow:_2004 %A Garlan, D. %A Cheng, S. -W %A Huang, A. -C %A Schmerl, B. %A Steenkiste, P. %D 2004 %J Computer %K Architecture; Computer Control Costs; Environmental Monitoring; Protocols; Rainbow Software adaptation architecture-based architecture; client-server cost handling infrastructure; interfaces; languages; management; mechanisms; monitoring; open reduction; reusability; reusable self-adaptation; software specialization system systems; triggering; variety %N 10 %P 46-- 54 %R 10.1109/MC.2004.175 %T Rainbow: architecture-based self-adaptation with reusable infrastructure %V 37 %X While attractive in principle, architecture-based self-adaptation raises a number of research and engineering challenges. First, the ability to handle a wide variety of systems must be addressed. Second, the need to reduce costs in adding external control to a system must be addressed. Our rainbow framework attempts to address both problems. By adopting an architecture-based approach, it provides reusable infrastructure together with mechanisms for specializing that infrastructure to the needs of specific systems. The specialization mechanisms let the developer of self-adaptation capabilities choose what aspects of the system to model and monitor, what conditions should trigger adaptation, and how to adapt the system.

@article{garlan_rainbow:_2004, abstract = {While attractive in principle, architecture-based self-adaptation raises a number of research and engineering challenges. First, the ability to handle a wide variety of systems must be addressed. Second, the need to reduce costs in adding external control to a system must be addressed. Our rainbow framework attempts to address both problems. By adopting an architecture-based approach, it provides reusable infrastructure together with mechanisms for specializing that infrastructure to the needs of specific systems. The specialization mechanisms let the developer of self-adaptation capabilities choose what aspects of the system to model and monitor, what conditions should trigger adaptation, and how to adapt the system.}, added-at = {2013-02-28T11:13:35.000+0100}, author = {Garlan, D. and Cheng, S. {-W} and Huang, A. {-C} and Schmerl, B. and Steenkiste, P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20cb69524c4630afba7ff960e87bce207/fritzsolms}, doi = {10.1109/MC.2004.175}, interhash = {c4e7b1ed93018c5d919519935a2e46ed}, intrahash = {0cb69524c4630afba7ff960e87bce207}, issn = {0018-9162}, journal = {Computer}, keywords = {Architecture; Computer Control Costs; Environmental Monitoring; Protocols; Rainbow Software adaptation architecture-based architecture; client-server cost handling infrastructure; interfaces; languages; management; mechanisms; monitoring; open reduction; reusability; reusable self-adaptation; software specialization system systems; triggering; variety}, lccn = {0472}, month = oct, number = 10, pages = {46-- 54}, review = {Summary {(Fritz)} Self-adapting architecture by monitoring system and changing architectural parameters (e.g. no of servers) dynamically. Architecture is actually fixed and only its parameters are tuned (as far as I understand). The authors stress the need for separating the concerns of - the system iteself - the monitoring system - the inference system which, based on monitoring info, tweeks the system architecture.}, shorttitle = {Rainbow}, timestamp = {2013-02-28T11:13:48.000+0100}, title = {{Rainbow: architecture-based self-adaptation with reusable infrastructure}}, volume = 37, year = 2004 }