OpenDDS Essentials: QoS, Keys and Instances, and Built-in Topics
Extend your OpenDDS programming skills and learn how DDS publish/subscribe offers far more than simple topic-based data transfer. Quality of service (QoS) policies, keys and instances, and built-in topics give application developers tools to build scalable and robust distributed systems.
Overview
Proficiency with middleware technologies like DDS has become an in-demand skill as more companies implement solutions driven by robotics, smart systems, and automation.
This 6-hour course builds on our Introduction to OpenDDS Programming course. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on lab exercises, participants learn how to use features of OpenDDS technology that were not covered in the introduction.
Next Open-Enrollment Class
Dates: July 18 to 19, 2022
- Enrollment: C++ Users | Java Users
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Online
Instructor: Adam Mitz
Registration Fee: $199.00 USD
Objectives
This course prepares participants to:
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Determine which QoS policies to apply when
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Use keys and instances to customize how data is handled by the middleware
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Gain visibility into the discovery process and domain metadata through built-in topics
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, we recommend students have completed Introduction to OpenDDS Programming (either C++ or Java) or have equivalent experience with either the OpenDDS project or another DDS implementation.
Intended Audience
Although everyone is welcome, this course is most valuable to distributed application developers and architects looking for a standards-based, open source, publish-subscribe middleware solution.
Outline
The following topics are covered in this course:
- Quality of service (QoS)
- General mechanisms
- Liveliness
- Deadline
- Time-based filter
- Lifespan
- Partition
- Reliability
- History
- Resource limits
- Durability
- Keys and instances
- Built-in topics
This is a live, hands-on training course. No recording of this training event will be made available for on-demand consumption.
Meet the Instructor

Adam Mitz is a Partner at Object Computing and Director of Interoperability for the DDS Foundation. With more than 10 years of experience on DDS, Adam leads the OpenDDS development team and consults with OCI clients that are building distributed applications using the OpenDDS implementation. He also delivers OpenDDS training classes and participates in the maintenance of DDS specifications at the Object Management Group.
All Upcoming Middleware Classes
Course | Date(s) | Time | Instructor(s) | Hours |
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Introduction to OpenDDS Programming [C++] | Jul 11 - Jul 12 | Day | Simpson | 6 |
Introduction to OpenDDS Programming [Java] | Jul 11 - Jul 12 | Day | Simpson | 6 |
Building OpenDDS Applications with DDS Security [C++] | Jul 13 - Jul 14 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
Building OpenDDS Applications with DDS Security [Java] | Jul 13 - Jul 14 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
OpenDDS Essentials I: QoS, Keys and Instances, and Built-In Topics [C++] | Jul 18 - Jul 19 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
OpenDDS Essentials I: QoS, Keys and Instances, and Built-In Topics [Java] | Jul 18 - Jul 19 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
OpenDDS Essentials II: Configuration, Listeners, Conditions, and Content Subscription [C++] | Jul 20 - Jul 21 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
OpenDDS Essentials II: Configuration, Listeners, Conditions, and Content Subscription [Java] | Jul 20 - Jul 21 | Day | Mitz | 6 |
Introduction to OpenDDS Programming [C++]
C++ Users: Get started with the OpenDDS project, Object Computing's open source implementation of the Object Management Group's (OMG's) data distribution service (DDS).
more…Dates & Times
Mon, Jul 11, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Tue, Jul 12, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Timothy Simpson
Introduction to OpenDDS Programming [Java]
Java Users: Get started with OpenDDS, Object Computing's open source implementation of the Object Management Group's (OMG's) data distribution service (DDS).
more…Dates & Times
Mon, Jul 11, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Tue, Jul 12, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Timothy Simpson
Building OpenDDS Applications with DDS Security [C++]
C++ Users: Gain proficiency with Object Management Group's Data Distribution Service (DDS) security specification and learn how to build powerful, secure distributed applications using the open source OpenDDS™ project.
Dates & Times
Wed, Jul 13, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thu, Jul 14, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
Building OpenDDS Applications with DDS Security [Java]
Java Users: Gain proficiency with Object Management Group's Data Distribution Service (DDS) security specification and learn how to build powerful, secure distributed applications using the open source OpenDDS™ project.
Dates & Times
Wed, Jul 13, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thu, Jul 14, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
OpenDDS Essentials I: QoS, Keys and Instances, and Built-In Topics [C++]
C++ Users: Extend your OpenDDS programming skills and learn how DDS publish/subscribe offers far more than simple topic-based data transfer. Quality of service (QoS) policies, keys and instances, and built-in topics give application developers tools to build scalable and robust distributed systems.
more…Dates & Times
Mon, Jul 18, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Tue, Jul 19, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
OpenDDS Essentials I: QoS, Keys and Instances, and Built-In Topics [Java]
Java Users: Extend your OpenDDS programming skills and learn how DDS publish/subscribe offers far more than simple topic-based data transfer. Quality of service (QoS) policies, keys and instances, and built-in topics give application developers tools to build scalable and robust distributed systems.
more…Dates & Times
Mon, Jul 18, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Tue, Jul 19, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
OpenDDS Essentials II: Configuration, Listeners, Conditions, and Content Subscription [C++]
C++ Users: Extend your OpenDDS programming skills with a deep dive into both DDS standard features and configurable aspects of the OpenDDS implementation. Learn how applications can react to events that occur in the middleware with Listeners and Conditions. Explore the advanced Content-Subscription Profile features that enable processing based on the contents of data samples.
more…Dates & Times
Wed, Jul 20, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thu, Jul 21, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
OpenDDS Essentials II: Configuration, Listeners, Conditions, and Content Subscription [Java]
Java Users: Extend your OpenDDS programming skills with a deep dive into both DDS standard features and configurable aspects of the OpenDDS implementation. Learn how applications can react to events that occur in the middleware with Listeners and Conditions. Explore the advanced Content-Subscription Profile features that enable processing based on the contents of data samples.
more…Dates & Times
Wed, Jul 20, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thu, Jul 21, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location
Online
Instructor(s)
Adam Mitz
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