FlexTV is a reference middleware platform developed in the context of the Brazilian Digital TV project. The first FlexTV version did not use a component model which could make it possible to reconfigure the middleware at runtime. This paper presents a component model which was designed to be used in embedded systems, like Set-Top Boxes and Digital TV sets. The proposed model was used to implement a new version of the FlexTV middleware and to incorporate some functionality to that middleware which made it possible to reconfigure its components at runtime. Therefore, this work also presents a high level architecture for a mechanism that can be used to generate a representation of the middleware's execution context. Such a representation can be used to identify the components which need to be reconfigured, aiming to make the middleware more suited to its execution context. RESUMOO FlexTV é uma proposta de middleware de referência desenvolvida para o Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital. Apesar de ter uma arquitetura modular, a primeira versão do FlexTV não utilizou um modelo de componentes que possibilitasse a sua reconfiguração em tempo de execução. Este trabalho apresenta um modelo de componentes projetado para ser utilizado em sistemas embarcados como, por exemplo, Set-Top Boxes(STB) e aparelhos de televisão digital. O modelo proposto foi utilizado no middleware FlexTV agregando a este funcionalidades que tornaram possível a reconfiguração (adição, remoção e substituição) dos seus componentes em tempo de execução. Além disso, esse trabalho apresenta a arquitetura de alto nível de um mecanismo que possibilita que seja gerada uma representação do contexto de execução de middlewares. Tal representação pode ser utilizada para identificar quais componentes precisam ser reconfigurados, visando tornar o middleware mais adequado ao seu contexto de execução corrente.
Abstract. This paper aims to present a Ginga-J's reference implementation. Although based on a particular platform, the implementation not only works as a proof of concept, but also raised several issues and difficulties on the software architecture project that should be taken into account to ease extensibility and porting to other platforms. Ginga is the standard middleware for the Brazilian DTV System. Its imperative environment (Ginga-J) is based on new JavaDTV specification and mandatory for fixed terrestrial receptors.
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