Real-Time, Secure, and Fault Tolerant Discovery for Publish-Subscribe Middleware in a WAN Environment

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) proposes to develop an implementation of the Object Management Group (OMG) Data Distribution Service (DDS) for Real-Time Systems that operates across a Wide Area Network (WAN). This implementation will be based upon RTI Data Distribution Service version 4, a proven DDS product uniquely extensible to work in the Global Information Grid (GIG) environment. The modular architecture of RTI allows significant security and fault tolerant discovery improvement possibilities, which are discussed in detail in this proposal. Far beyond the usual expectations for a Phase I SBIR, we intend to have completed work produced by this effort rolled into our standard product for demonstration at the end of the Phase I Option. This Phase I effort will culminate in a high-quality proof-of-concept design, testable code, and quantifiable performance results. Much development work will remain to optimize and fully test our solution during Phase II, but we are confident of our ambitious approach.