1. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 1 WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation Miguel Segarra

2. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 2 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 Contents  Introduction  Tasks of WP5

3. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 3 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 Introduction  Objectives of WP5 Collaboration with OMG to enhance the RT- CORBA specifications for hard real-time and control systems requirements Collaboration with OMG to enhance the RT- CORBA specifications for hard real-time and control systems requirements Dissemination actions Dissemination actions Exploitation and Use planning of HRTC results Exploitation and Use planning of HRTC results

4. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 4 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 Tasks  Workpackage tasks are T5.1 Dissemination Planning T5.1 Dissemination Planning T5.2 OMG Standardisation T5.2 OMG Standardisation T5.3 Publications T5.3 Publications T5.4 HRTC Project Web Page T5.4 HRTC Project Web Page T5.5 Exploitation and Use Planning T5.5 Exploitation and Use Planning

5. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 5 T5.1:Dissemination Planning

6. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 6 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.1:Dissemination Planning  The main activity of the workpackage was the elaboration of IST37652/003 D5.1 Dissemination Plan IST37652/003 D5.1 Dissemination Plan The deliverable explains the intended dissemination activities and a calendar of them.The deliverable explains the intended dissemination activities and a calendar of them. The final version was 2002/10/22The final version was 2002/10/22

7. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 7 T5.2:OMG Standardisation

8. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 8 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Purpose: Organisation of a working group to coordinate activities and foster the elaboration of specifications related to the predictability needed in control applications Organisation of a working group to coordinate activities and foster the elaboration of specifications related to the predictability needed in control applications

9. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 9 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  OMG Meetings attended Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002) Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002) Technical MeetingTechnical Meeting Initial contacts to establish a “Control Systems Working Group” within the Real-Time, Embedded, and Specialized Systems Platform Task Force (RTESS PTF) of the OMG.Initial contacts to establish a “Control Systems Working Group” within the Real-Time, Embedded, and Specialized Systems Platform Task Force (RTESS PTF) of the OMG. Several members of RTESS attended to the HRTC presentation (Oct, 3rd). The people from OIS seemed to be very interested in the project.Several members of RTESS attended to the HRTC presentation (Oct, 3rd). The people from OIS seemed to be very interested in the project. As a result from this meeting there was an agreement to organise the “Control Systems Working Group” into the OMG.As a result from this meeting there was an agreement to organise the “Control Systems Working Group” into the OMG. "Hard Real-Time CORBA Working Group“ -> “Control Systems Working Group” "Hard Real-Time CORBA Working Group“ -> “Control Systems Working Group”

10. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 10 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)(Cont.) Helsinki, FINLAND (Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002)(Cont.) A flyer of the project was prepared for the meeting A flyer of the project was prepared for the meeting

11. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 11 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002) Objective: According to the results of the Helsinki meeting, the objective was to propose the creation of a Control Systems OMG Working Group. Objective: According to the results of the Helsinki meeting, the objective was to propose the creation of a Control Systems OMG Working Group.

12. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 12 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002) Four people were commisioned to write the draft charter for the Control Systems WG.: Ricardo Sanz (UPM), Ben Watson (Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics), Thomas Losert (TUV), Jim Kulp (Mercury Computer Systems) Four people were commisioned to write the draft charter for the Control Systems WG.: Ricardo Sanz (UPM), Ben Watson (Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics), Thomas Losert (TUV), Jim Kulp (Mercury Computer Systems) CSWG Charter CSWG Charter The purpose of the Control Systems WG is to foster the availability and suitability of OMG specifications in relation with the construction of distributed control systems. The purpose of the Control Systems WG is to foster the availability and suitability of OMG specifications in relation with the construction of distributed control systems. The technology needed falls more-or-less inside RTESS scope, but the CSWG is basically domain oriented but with a cross-cutting approach (manufacturing, utilities, aerospace, automotive, C4I, transport, etc). Of major importance are the relations with: AD, MARS, Systems Engineering, MDA and Simulation. The technology needed falls more-or-less inside RTESS scope, but the CSWG is basically domain oriented but with a cross-cutting approach (manufacturing, utilities, aerospace, automotive, C4I, transport, etc). Of major importance are the relations with: AD, MARS, Systems Engineering, MDA and Simulation. The main activity of the WG should be catalytic, encouraging existing groups in the OMG to consider if their specs are useful to control systems and trying to redirect their evolution. The main activity of the WG should be catalytic, encouraging existing groups in the OMG to consider if their specs are useful to control systems and trying to redirect their evolution. The CSWG will address these issues by means of three main types of activities in themes relevant to control systems engineering: The CSWG will address these issues by means of three main types of activities in themes relevant to control systems engineering: Foster new specifications for the controls domain (with an eye on other bodies’ specs: ISO, IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc).Foster new specifications for the controls domain (with an eye on other bodies’ specs: ISO, IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc). Catalyze OMG specification processes (new & existing) in different groups (including core OMG specs).Catalyze OMG specification processes (new & existing) in different groups (including core OMG specs). Increase coherence of specification efforts in different OMG groups.Increase coherence of specification efforts in different OMG groups.

13. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 13 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Washington D.C., USA (Nov 18-22, 2002) CSWG Web Page CSWG Web Page

14. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 14 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  San Francisco, USA (Jan 26-30, 2003) Initial meeting of the Control Systems Working Group. Initial meeting of the Control Systems Working Group. The CSWG Rationale presented. The CSWG Rationale presented. The CSWG Charter was presented to the attendees. The CSWG Charter was presented to the attendees. The draft CSWG Roadmap and the initial structure of the CSWG Whitepaper were also presented. The draft CSWG Roadmap and the initial structure of the CSWG Whitepaper were also presented.

15. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 15 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Orlando, USA (March 26-30, 2003) The Consortium did not attend this meeting due to the war between USA and Iraq The Consortium did not attend this meeting due to the war between USA and Iraq

16. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 16 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.2:OMG Standardisation  Paris, France (June 2-6, 2003) Presentation of the White Paper of HRTC Presentation of the White Paper of HRTC In the meeting there was an agreement to issue a RFI during the next meeting In the meeting there was an agreement to issue a RFI during the next meeting

17. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 17 T5.3:Publications

18. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 18 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  Presentation of HRTC to members of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the MIT. Cambridge, USA (Dec, 13, 2002 Process Systems Engineering Seminar Process Systems Engineering Seminar

19. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 19 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  Presentation of HRTC/CORBA technology to radioastronomers. National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid. February, 19, 2003

20. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 20 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3 Publications  OMG Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-Time and Embedded Systems (July 14-17, 2003, Washington) Poster on “The HRTC Project” Poster on “The HRTC Project” Talk on “CORBA in the Time-Triggered Architecture” Talk on “CORBA in the Time-Triggered Architecture”

21. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 21 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications

22. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 22 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  ETFA 2003, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept, 16-19, 2003) 9 th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation 9 th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation Special session on real- time distributed systems for manufacturing Special session on real- time distributed systems for manufacturing “An Experiment in Distributed Objects for Real-Time Control” “An Experiment in Distributed Objects for Real-Time Control”

23. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 23 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  ETFA 2003, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept, 16-19, 2003) 9 th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation 9 th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation “A Pattern Schema for Complex Controllers” “A Pattern Schema for Complex Controllers”

24. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 24 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  ETFA 2003, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept, 16- 19, 2003) A tutorial on HRTC technology (Real-Time CORBA Automation) was scheduled but it had to be cancelled as it happened to be today. A tutorial on HRTC technology (Real-Time CORBA Automation) was scheduled but it had to be cancelled as it happened to be today.

25. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 25 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  ADCHEM 2003, Hong Kong (June 18-20, 2003 delayed to January, 11-14, 2004 by SARS) International symposium on Advance Control of Chemical Processes International symposium on Advance Control of Chemical Processes Publication: Hard Real-Time CORBA (HRTC) for Process Control Systems

26. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 26 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.3:Publications  Next activities ISIC 2003 (18 th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control) October, 5- 8,2003, Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas,USA ISIC 2003 (18 th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control) October, 5- 8,2003, Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas,USA Plenary session on distributed control systemsPlenary session on distributed control systems CONTROLO 2004 (6th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control) Faro, Portugal, June, 7-9, 2004 CONTROLO 2004 (6th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control) Faro, Portugal, June, 7-9, 2004 Plenary Session on HRTC topicsPlenary Session on HRTC topics

27. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 27 T5.4: HRTC Web Site

28. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 28 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.4:HRTC Web Site

29. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 29 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.4:HRTC Web Site

30. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 30 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.4:HRTC Web Site  Additionally a short report describing the HRTC web site has been issued. HRTC37652/083 D5.4 HRTC Project Web Page HRTC37652/083 D5.4 HRTC Project Web Page

31. IST 37652 Hard Real-time CORBA HRTC WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 31 T5.5: Exploitation and Use Plan

32. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 32 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  T5.5 is organised around the following deliverables D5.5 Draft Exploitation and Use Plan D5.5 Draft Exploitation and Use Plan Hard Real-Time CORBA User Questionnaire Hard Real-Time CORBA User Questionnaire D5.6 Exploitation and Use Plan D5.6 Exploitation and Use Plan D5.5.1 Hard Real-Time CORBA Market Study. D5.5.1 Hard Real-Time CORBA Market Study. The four documents form the HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan

33. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 33 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Draft Exploitation and Use Plan Purpose: Purpose: Explore future exploitation of hard real-time CORBAExplore future exploitation of hard real-time CORBA Use of project resultsUse of project results SWOT analysisSWOT analysis QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

34. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 34 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study Analysis of current needs of real- time/embedded systems developers and their knowledge about real-time CORBA technology Analysis of current needs of real- time/embedded systems developers and their knowledge about real-time CORBA technology More than sixty companies contacted More than sixty companies contacted Six of them responded to the questionnaire Six of them responded to the questionnaire

35. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 35 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – General Data

36. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 36 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems Need of distributed frameworks

37. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 37 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems What the interviewees new about CORBA

38. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 38 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems CORBA is perceived as a complex framework by developers CORBA is perceived as a complex framework by developers New users claim it to be difficult to start with New users claim it to be difficult to start with Some none-CORBA users develop their own code for real-time distributed applications Some none-CORBA users develop their own code for real-time distributed applications

39. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 39 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems What is CORBA/Real-Time CORBA used for?

40. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 40 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems Integration of electronic devices from different vendors

41. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 41 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems Integration of electronic devices from different vendors

42. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 42 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems Integration of electronic devices from different vendors

43. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 43 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems User Satisfaction

44. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 44 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems User satisfaction

45. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 45 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Distributed Systems Need of interoperability

46. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 46 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Real-Time requirements 0-min, 5-max. FEATUREAVERAGE RATING Average operation latency3,50 Predictable operation latency3,50 ORB operation rates (invocations/sec)2,67 Typical Message Size2,50 Total volume of data transferred3,33 Complexity of interface datatypes2,17 Others*

47. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 47 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Use of a priority based system and asynchronous messaging

48. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 48 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Need of persistent bindings

49. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 49 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Objects mobility

50. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 50 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Real-time features satisfaction

51. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 51 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Types of system tasks

52. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 52 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Types of transport

53. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 53 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Pluggable transports

54. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 54 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Real-Time Deciding to buy

55. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 55 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Use of ORBs for embedded systems

56. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 56 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Suitability of MinimumCORBA There are lots of CORBA features not used in this type of applications One user reported max. desirable footprint of 32kb

57. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 57 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Influence on the cost of new application releases

58. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 58 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Footprint is a critical issue for embedded development

59. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 59 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Bypassing marshalling

60. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 60 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Real-Time CORBA Complexity

61. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 61 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Need of dynamic aspects of CORBA

62. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 62 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Market Study – Embedded Features for emdedded systems FEATURE AVERAGE RATING Small memory footprint3,83 Performance (invocations/second)3,83 Throughput (volume of information/second)4,00 Reliability4,83 Fault tolerance3,83

63. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 63 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan The HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan uses the results from the Draft Exploitation and Use Plan and from the HRTC Market Study to present conclusions on exploitation and use planning. The HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan uses the results from the Draft Exploitation and Use Plan and from the HRTC Market Study to present conclusions on exploitation and use planning.

64. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 64 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan Results from the market study Results from the market study Most companies do not use distributed-object frameworksMost companies do not use distributed-object frameworks New users find it hard to start working with CORBANew users find it hard to start working with CORBA “CORBA lack of reliability” is perceived for real-time applications (NIH syndrome)“CORBA lack of reliability” is perceived for real-time applications (NIH syndrome) ORBs are expensive toolsORBs are expensive tools CORBA is not used for embedded systemsCORBA is not used for embedded systems  There is a market niche for real-time CORBA technology as the way this type of systems is built MUST evolve.

65. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 65 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan Choices for exploitation Choices for exploitation ConsultancyConsultancy Strategic alliancesStrategic alliances Technology PartnershipTechnology Partnership Independent Software Vendor / Solution ProviderIndependent Software Vendor / Solution Provider

66. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 66 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 T5.5:Exploitation and Use Plan  HRTC Exploitation and Use Plan Target market Target market The market is wide but the segmentation is notThe market is wide but the segmentation is not Sub-segments need specialised features and servicesSub-segments need specialised features and services Positioning must be achieved based upon specific HRTC featuresPositioning must be achieved based upon specific HRTC features Positioning is difficult as competitors claim to have hard real-time featuresPositioning is difficult as competitors claim to have hard real-time features

67. Copyright © 2002 The HRTC Consortium. www.hardrealtimecorba.org. All rights reserved.www.hardrealtimecorba.org IST 37652 / Hard Real-time CORBA 67 WP5 / M.Segarra / Lund 16 September 2003 Thank you for your attention!