gn process of embedded systems moves currently towards higher levels of abstraction. As a consequence, a need arises for an early and realistic assessment of system level design d...
This paper outlines an ontology for characterising architecture frameworks. The ontology is based on the metamodel of MAF, and is currently being tried out on a set of well-known e...
This paper proposes a theory of encapsulation, taking the internationally standardized definition of that term and establishing a relationship between subsets and the elements tha...
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have historically operated on 18-36 months release cycles for major IT projects. DISA is now stri...
The idea of component based software systems has a long tradition in the field of software engineering. Component markets have been an integral part of this idea. However, such ma...