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===== Ambient References ===== | ===== Ambient References ===== | ||
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=== Design === | === Design === | ||
- | Ambient references unify two concepts: they are both a peer-to-peer discovery channel //and// an asynchronous communication channel to a remote object. When an ambient reference is **unbound** (i.e. it is a dangling pointer), it is acting as a discovery channel, actively looking for remote service objects in the environment to bind to. Once such a suitable ((What exactly constitutes a " | + | Ambient references unify two concepts: they are both a peer-to-peer discovery channel //and// an asynchronous communication channel to a remote object. When an ambient reference is **unbound** (i.e. it is a dangling pointer), it is acting as a discovery channel, actively looking for remote service objects in the environment to bind to. Once such a suitable ((What exactly constitutes a " |
When the service object to which an ambient reference is bound moves out of communication range, the ambient reference can become unbound again. It becomes a dangling pointer anew and immediately becomes a peer discovery mechanism again: the ambient reference will try to //rebind// to the same or another matching service. | When the service object to which an ambient reference is bound moves out of communication range, the ambient reference can become unbound again. It becomes a dangling pointer anew and immediately becomes a peer discovery mechanism again: the ambient reference will try to //rebind// to the same or another matching service. | ||
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=== Further Reading === | === Further Reading === | ||
- | Ambient References: Addressing Objects in Mobile Networks. Tom Van Cutsem, Jessie Dedecker, Stijn Mostinckx, Elisa Gonzalez Boix, Theo D' | + | * Ambient References: Addressing Objects in Mobile Networks. Tom Van Cutsem, Jessie Dedecker, Stijn Mostinckx, Elisa Gonzalez Boix, Theo D' |
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+ | * Ambient References: Addressing Objects in Mobile Networks. Tom Van Cutsem, Jessie Dedecker, Stijn Mostinckx, Elisa Gonzalez Boix, Theo D' | ||
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