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Information sharing is a mission critical key element in rescue and emergency operations. Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) could provide a useful infrastructure to support information sharing, but appropriate applications are needed. To facilitate efficient application development for this type of infrastructure, middleware support is needed. In the Ad-Hoc InfoWare project, we are currently developing corresponding middleware services. In this paper, we discuss the application requirements that are imposed onto the middleware services, and we outline our technical approach to address the corresponding challenges. The architecture we propose comprises five main building blocks, namely knowledge management, a local and a distributed event notification service, resource management, and security and privacy management. We indicate design alternatives for these building blocks, identify open problems and relate our approach to the state-of-the-art.
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Plagemann, T. et al. (2005). Middleware Services for Information Sharing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks. In: Gayraud, T., Mazzella, M., Boavida, F., Monteiro, E., Orvalho, J. (eds) Broadband Satellite Comunication Systems and the Challenges of Mobility. IFIP WCC TC6 2004. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 169. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24043-8_22
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