ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the high-level architecture of the GAMBAS middle-ware. To clarify the architecture, the chapter first presents a static perspective that focuses on the identification and definition of entities that are operating different parts of the architecture (operational view), building blocks that constitute the architecture (component view) as well as types of information that are handled by the architecture (data view). After presenting the static perspective on the architecture, the chapter introduces a dynamic perspective that focuses on a description of the interaction of architectural components. To do this, the dynamic perspective provides details on the acquisition of data (acquisition view), the discovery of data and the respective processing of queries (processing view) and the usage of data for inferences (inference view). Finally, to clarify the interactions, the chapter discusses the interfaces between the different components.
