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Lorien: a pure dynamic component-based operating system for wireless sensor networks

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MidSens '09: Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks

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In this paper we examine the current state of the art in WSN operating systems in terms of their general programming models and runtime reprogramming features. While all OSs admit the need -- and provide some capability -- for runtime reprogramming, we find that no existing OS employs a unified approach at the dynamic end of the spectrum. In this paper we present such a unified solution with a new OS design called Lorien. Lorien is a dynamic component-oriented OS aimed at permitting component-based changes to itself, including architectural change, throughout every aspect of the system at runtime including its kernel. A Lorien system typically permits 43KB -- 90% -- of program memory on the TelosB platform to be fully reprogrammable within a unified programming model, supporting rich future middleware and systems research in the WSN field.

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Lorien: a pure dynamic component-based operating system for wireless sensor networks
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
  2. Real-time systems
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Contextual software domains
      1. Operating systems

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December 2009

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ISBN:9781605588513

DOI:10.1145/1658192

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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

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