Development of a network framework based on switched Ethernet, suitable to support cyber-physical systems by including an explicit and efficient support to component-oriented design methodologies. The framework shall support:

• Heterogeneous traffic classes with temporal isolation
• Partitioning and virtualization mechanisms
• Hierarchical multi-level server composition
• Dynamic adaptation and reconfiguration of servers with temporal guarantees
• Analytical tools for supporting the design of CPS
• Middleware for service management