Context-aware Computing and Self-managing Systems

Bringing together an extensively researched area with an emerging research issue, Context-Aware Computing and Self-Managing Systems presents the core contributions of context-aware computing in the development of self-managing systems, including devices, applications, middleware, and networks.The expert contributors reveal the usefulness of context-aware computing in developing autonomous systems that have practical application in the real world. The first chapter of the book identifies features that are common to both context-aware computing and autonomous computing.It offers a basic definition of context-awareness, covers fundamental aspects of self-managing systems, and provides several examples of context information and self-managing systems.Subsequent chapters on context-awareness demonstrate how a context can be employed to make systems smart, how a context can be captured and represented, and how dynamic binding of context sources can be possible.The chapters on self-management illustrate the need for "implicit knowledge" to develop fault-tolerant and self-protective systems.They also present a higher-level vision of future large-scale networks. Through various examples, this book shows how context-aware computing can be used in many self-managing systems.It enables researchers of context-aware computing to identify potential applications in the area of autonomous computing.The text also supports researchers of autonomous computing in defining, modeling, and capturing dynamic aspects of self-managing systems.