Domain-Based Context Management

Abstract

The support for context interests of variable wideness introduces several challenges for context management. First of all, consumers demand contextual interoperability, in order to enable the interpretation of a context interest across various context management systems. In order to support expressions of closed and open domain, a middleware must support address resolution of context management systems and enable the definition of context scope boundaries and their management. Context management based on context domains is an approach for supporting interests of variable wideness in distributed and dynamic environments.