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Smart Devices and Sense-and-Respond Systems Are Event-Driven
12 October 2009
 
W Schulte   Massimo Pezzini   Daniel Sholler   Yefim V. Natis  

Companies are deploying more smart devices and sense-and-respond application systems that react quickly and intelligently to changing environmental conditions. These systems are fundamentally event-driven, rather than request- or time-driven.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Introduction
2.0
    
 Understanding Event-Driven Behavior
3.0
    
 The Architecture of Event-Driven Systems

3.1
    
 Components
3.2
    
 Contracts
4.0
    
 Characteristics of EDA

4.1
    
 Positioning EDA in Event Processing
4.2
    
 Principles of EDA
5.0
    
 Making Smart Systems Smarter

5.1
    
 Using Complex Events for Smarter Decisions
5.2
    
 Making the Response More Selective
6.0
    
 Action Items

6.1
    
 Request-Driven Components
6.2
    
 Time-Driven Components
6.3
    
 Event-Driven Components
7.0
    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


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Figure 1. 
 Request-, Time- and Event-Driven Behavior
 

Figure 2. 
 Positioning EDA Relative to Event Processing
 



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