Enterprise Deployment of the OSGi Platform

This thesis focuses on the OSGi technology that offers distinct approach to modularity of the Java language. The technology is shown in connection to the natural evolution of the language. The thesis discusses practical elements of the OSGi approach from application design through development stages to the server deployment and maintenance phase. An example application is build upon the presented recommendations. The application is stress-tested with several simulations of different realistic traffic types. The thesis sums up the usage of the OSGi technology and evaluates its aspects