Dynamic composition and reconfiguration of Internet-scale control systems

The runtime and life-cycle of distributed cyber-physical ecosystems is highly unpredictable and challenging to manage. A large number of spatially located control elements organize distributed control systems. These systems require dynamic interactions of their control elements during their runtime and life-cycle to tolerate failures, balance their computational load, scale and meet application requirements. This paper addresses the problem of dynamic composition and reconfiguration of these dynamic interactions in Internet-scale control systems. Rather than introducing a new middleware or mechanism with a limited applicability and integration in such systems, this paper introduces the 'binding control model' designed as a control system for higher abstraction, integration and applicability in distributed control systems. The binding control model, its possible granularity levels and its applicability are illustrated in this paper. © 2011 IEEE.