1. Requirements storage (in network / backend) simulation of events / algorithms support of a wide variety of technologies synchronization of several data streams (cope with unavailability of a global clock) highly component based (very basic components that can easily be ported) standardized data streaming format no assumption on type of sensor / comm. service discovery (maybe as a component) UPNP? Simplicity interchangeable components

2. Requirement Groups GROUP1: storage (in network / backend?) GROUP2: synchronization of several data streams GROUP3: component based architecture/work GROUP4: standardized data (streaming) format

3. paul:keyDown:ALT:KeyStub paul:key:TAB:KeyStub paul:keyUp:ALT:KeyStub

4. network Y-StubX-Stub Application (mapping) ButtonLight YXBXML Stub mandatory optional Retrieve state Ask for keep-alive emit event receive event Description query Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Event: < 10 Hz, broadcast Reply to keep-alive Answer to description query

5. network Y-StubX-Stub Application (mapping) ButtonLight YXBXML Stub mandatory optional Stream control event Ask for keep-alive Description query Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Receiver Send still-alive event Receive stream Answer to description query

6. network Y-StubX-Stub Application (mapping) ButtonLight YXBXML Stub mandatory optional Receive stream control event Description query Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Sender Receive still-alive event Send stream Answer to description query

7. Stub mandatory optional Receive stream control event Description query Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Sender Receive still-alive event Send stream Answer to description query Receive initiate stream request Stub Stream control event Ask for keep-alive Description query Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Receiver Send still-alive event Receive stream Answer to description query Send initiate stream request Stub Retrieve state Ask for keep-alive emit event receive event Description query Reply to keep-alive Answer to description query events: < 10 Hz, broadcast

8. Stub Retrieve state Ask for keep-alive emit event receive event Description query Reply to keep-alive Answer to description query events: < 10 Hz, broadcast Implementation details: Port number Message format (B)XML according to some specified schema

9. Implementation details: Port number for control (event) messages Control Message: - format (B)XML according to some specified schema - contains information about stream communication - specified default behaviour (e.g.; UDP, unicast/multicast, standard port) Streaming format, e.g. binary - Sender unicasts and receiver can specify on which port (stream replication) - multicast / broadcast: sender specifies the port; need handshake for port conflict resolution Stub mandatory optional Receive stream control event Description query Send stream as multicast … Stream: > 10 Hz, unicast/multicast Sender Receive still-alive event Send stream as unicast Answer to description query Receive initiate stream request

10. Example Y-StubX-Stub Application (mapping) ButtonLight YXBXML network …..

11. Event Specification Events: General Packet Properties: [ ]

12. Event Specification Streams description: