Requirements and Architecture Specification of the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Joint Common Architecture (JCA) Demonstration System
Abstract
The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) was involved in an Architecture-Centric Virtual Integration Process (ACVIP) shadow project for the U.S. Armys Research, Development, and Engineering Command Joint Multi-Role program in the Joint Common Architecture (JCA) Demonstration. The JCA Demo used the Modular Integrated Survivability (MIS) system, which provides a situational awareness service that was integrated with two instances of a Data Correlation and Fusion Manager (DCFM) software component,which was contracted to two suppliers. The purpose of the ACVIP shadow project was to demonstrate the value of using ACVIP technology, in particular the architecture models expressed in the Society of Automotive Engineering Aerospace Standard 5506 standard for the Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL), for discovering potential system integration problems early in the development process. To do this, the SEI first captured information from existing requirements documents in AADL and the draft Requirement Definition and Analysis Language Annex. Then, by using an architecture-led approach to capturing requirements and architecture specification, the SEI team quickly identified a number of issues that, if not addressed, could result in system integration problems between MIS and DCFM. The SEIs findings allowed contractor teams to address these issues early in system development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1046668
Entities
People
- Peter Feiler
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University