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The Jtrix platform is a framework for implementing an open, distributed execution environment for software components. It defines three basic entity categories in the system:
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) are code-mobile
application components.
) are executors of netlets,
typically with a fixed physical location.
) are location-independent
providers of functionality and/or state.
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A node provides a local component execution environment that offers certain facilities and guarantees to netlets executing within the environment, particularly with respect to:
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