1DREMS: A Model-Driven Distributed Secure Information Architecture Platform for Managed Embedded Systems

Architecting software for a cloud computing platform built from mobile embedded devices incurs many challenges not present in traditional cloud computing. Effective management of constrained resources, application isolation without adversely affecting performance are both needed. This paper describes a practical design- and run-time solution that incorporates modern software development prac-tices and technologies along with novel approaches to address the challenges. Concievably, the patterns and principles manifested in our system can serve as guidelines for current and future practitioners in this field. Index Terms D.2.6.b Graphical environments, D.4.7.e Real-time systems and embedded systems, D.4.6.d Infor-mation flow controls I. THE EMERGING REALM OF MOBILE AND EMBEDDED CLOUD COMPUTING Mobile cloud computing infrastructures supporting the vision of Internet of Things (IoT) [1] provide services beneficial to our society. For example, a cloud of smart phones can run soft-ware that shares the sensing and computing resources of nearby devices, providing increased situational awareness in a disaster zone. A cluster of small collaborating satellites can provid