Semantic Modeling of Transport Protocols and Services
Ernesto Expósito · 2012
The constant evolution of application and network layers has produced an important impact at the transport layer. This chapter introduces a methodology based on a model-driven architecture (MDA) approach aimed at guiding the design of the next generation transport layer. The chapter first introduces the MDA approach aimed at guiding the design and development of complex and evolving systems. Then, the chapter presents the MDA and the various models used to represent different abstract level views of the designed system. The chapter also presents an extension to this approach named ontology-driven architecture (ODA). In order to apply the MDA approach, the chapter introduces a standard framework aimed at providing a referential semantic model for the Quality of Service (QoS). Based on this referential model, a QoS ontology transport model integrating the semantic of transport requirements, services, protocols, functions and mechanisms is defined for the next generation transport layer.