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+# Signal Composer
+
+## Architecture
+
+Here is a quick picture about the signaling architecture :
+
+![GlobalArchitecture]
+
+Key here are on both layer, **low** and **high**.
+
+- **Low level** are in charge of handle a data exchange protocol to decode/encode and retransmit
+ with an AGL compatible format, most convenient way using **Application Framework** event. These are divised in two parts, which are :
+ - Transport Layer plug-in that read/write 1 protocol.
+ - Decoding/Encoding part that expose signals and a way to access them.
+- **High level signal composer** gathers multiple **low level** signaling sources and creates new
+ virtuals signals from the **raw** signals defined (eg. signal made from gps latitude and
+ longitude that calcul the heading of vehicle). It is modular and each signal source should be
+ handled by specific plugins which take care of get the underlying event from **low level** or
+ define signaling composition with simple or complex operation to output value from **raw** signals
+
+There are three main parts with **Signal Composer**:
+
+- Configuration files which could be splitted in differents files. That will define:
+ - metadata with name of **signal composer** api name
+ - additionnals configurations files
+ - plugins used if so, **low level** signals sources
+ - signals definitions
+- Dedicated plugins
+- Signal composer API
+
+## Terminology
+
+Here is a little terminology guide to set the vocabulary:
+
+- **sources**
+- **signals**
+- **api**
+- **event**
+- **callbacks**
+- **action**
+- **virtual signals**
+- **raw signals**
+
+[GlobalArchitecture]: pictures/Global_Signaling_Architecture.png "Global architecture"