Directions in modelling large-scale software architectures

Author

Grundy, John ; Hosking, John

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Auckland Univ., New Zealand

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

40

Abstract

Modelling the software architectures of large systems is a challenging task. A wide variety of abstractions are required by developers to assist them in describing and analysing such architectures, including information about the components and relationships that comprise a system, the static and dynamic structure of the system, and the behavioural responsibilities of components of the system. In addition, good tool support is needed to provide modelling, analysis, design and code generation, and reverse engineering facilities. This paper analyses several architectural modelling approaches and their tools. Deficiencies with these current approaches are used to motivate a synthesised modelling approach and appropriate tool support

Keywords

large-scale systems; reverse engineering; software architecture; software tools; systems analysis; abstractions; behavioural responsibilities; code generation; dynamic structure; large-scale software architecture modelling; reverse engineering facilities; software tool support; static structure; synthesised modelling approach; system components; system design; systems analysis; Application software; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Computer architecture; Large-scale systems; Middleware; Reverse engineering; Software architecture; System analysis and design; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Methods and Tools, 2000. SMT 2000. Proceedings. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wollongong, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0903-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SWMT.2000.890418

Filename

890418