Title :
Achieving interoperability between heterogeneous object-oriented genomic databases
Author :
Shin, Dong-Guk ; Gupta, Rohit ; Ting, T.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
We present a framework for making a specialized genome database interoperable with a public database. Specifically, we study how to grant users of the E. Coli genome database EcoSeq to access data remotely available from GenInfo. We extended the Object Loader software tool developed by NCBI to translate ASN.1 instances to and from C++ data structures. In our prototype system, EcoSeq and GenInfo are stored in two heterogeneous object-oriented DBMS, Ontos and Object/DB, respectively, each of which is designed to support persistency of C++ objects. The two databases run on different hardware platforms, one on a SUN SPARCstation and the other on a DEC workstation. Characteristics of the proposed framework are illustrated by using examples of the types of interoperation that are currently possible between the two databases. Further research issues related to enhancing the interoperation are identified.<>
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; data structures; medical administrative data processing; object-oriented databases; open systems; public information systems; software tools; ASN.1; C++ data structures; C++ object persistency; DEC workstation; E. Coli genome database; EcoSeq; GenInfo; NCBI; Object Loader software tool; Object/DB; Ontos; SUN SPARCstation; hardware platforms; heterogeneous object-oriented genomic databases; interoperability; prototype system; public database; remote data access; specialized genome database;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1994. Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5090-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1994.323587
