Toward Deriving Software Architectures from Quality Attributes

Abstract

A method for deriving software architectures from a consideration of the non-functional qualities of the system is presented. The method is based on identifying a set of six 'unit operations' and using those operations to partition the functionality of the system. These unit operations were derived from the literature and from expert practice. The relationship between the unit operations and a set of eight non-functional qualities is explored. Evidence is provided for the validity of the method by using it to derive six well-known architectures from the areas of user interface software and compiler construction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283827

Entities

People

  • Len Bass
  • Rick Kazman

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Case Studies
  • Compilers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Language
  • Parallel Computing
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Software Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.