Implementing a component-based system in a distributed way so that it ensures some global constraints is a challenging problem. We consider here abstract specifications consisting of a composition of components and a controller given in the form of a set of interactions and a priority order amongst them. In the context of distributed systems, such a controller must be executed in a distributed fashion while still respecting the global constraints imposed by interactions and priorities. We present in this paper an implementation of an algorithm that allows a distributed execution of systems with (binary) interactions and priorities. We also present a comprehensive simulation analysis that shows how sensitive to changes our algorithm is, in particular changes related to the degree of conflict in the system.
@article{arxiv.1007.5090,
title = {Implementing Distributed Controllers for Systems with Priorities},
author = {Imene Ben-Hafaiedh and Susanne Graf and Hammadi Khairallah},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.5090},
year = {2010}
}