Event Channels, an Integration Concept for Predictable Interaction in Embedded Heterogeneous Networks

The paper describes an event-based system to enable seamless communication over multiple heterogeneous networks. On the one side, it is desirable to have an addressing and routing mechanism that provides transparent network access to all connected nodes, on the other hand, when dealing with predictable systems, the different quality of service in different networks cannot be hidden. The approach introduces events and event channels to allow the uniform access to information throughout the network but also enables a programmer to explicitly define and control these communication relations.