Scenario-Driven Dynamic Analysis of Distributed Architectures Export

@incollection{citeulike:5415072, abstract = {Software architecture constitutes a promising approach to the development of large-scale distributed systems, but architecture description languages (ADLs) and their associated architectural analysis techniques suffer from several important shortcomings. This paper presents a novel approach that reconceptualizes ADLs within the model-driven engineering (MDE) paradigm to address their shortcomings. Our approach combines extensible modeling languages based on architectural constructs with a model interpreter framework that enables rapid implementation of customized dynamic analyses at the architectural level. Our approach is demonstrated in XTEAM, a suite of ADL extensions and model transformation engines targeted specifically for highly distributed, resource-constrained, and mobile computing environments. XTEAM model transformations generate system simulations that provide a dynamic, scenario- and risk-driven view of the executing system. This information allows an architect to compare architectural alternatives and weigh trade-offs between multiple design goals, such as system performance, reliability, and resource consumption. XTEAM provides the extensibility to easily accommodate both new modeling language features and new architectural analyses.}, author = {Edwards, George and Malek, Sam and Medvidovic, Nenad}, citeulike-article-id = {5415072}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71289-3_12}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/n43582u637655505}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-71289-3_12}, journal = {Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering}, keywords = {adl, analysis, software-architecture, software-engineering}, pages = {125--139}, posted-at = {2009-08-11 12:01:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Scenario-Driven Dynamic Analysis of Distributed Architectures}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71289-3_12}, year = {2007} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:5415072 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5415072 N2 - Software architecture constitutes a promising approach to the development of large-scale distributed systems, but architecture description languages (ADLs) and their associated architectural analysis techniques suffer from several important shortcomings. This paper presents a novel approach that reconceptualizes ADLs within the model-driven engineering (MDE) paradigm to address their shortcomings. Our approach combines extensible modeling languages based on architectural constructs with a model interpreter framework that enables rapid implementation of customized dynamic analyses at the architectural level. Our approach is demonstrated in XTEAM, a suite of ADL extensions and model transformation engines targeted specifically for highly distributed, resource-constrained, and mobile computing environments. XTEAM model transformations generate system simulations that provide a dynamic, scenario- and risk-driven view of the executing system. This information allows an architect to compare architectural alternatives and weigh trade-offs between multiple design goals, such as system performance, reliability, and resource consumption. XTEAM provides the extensibility to easily accommodate both new modeling language features and new architectural analyses. JF - Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering EP - 139 TI - Scenario-Driven Dynamic Analysis of Distributed Architectures SP - 125 KW - adl KW - analysis KW - software-architecture KW - software-engineering AU - Edwards, George AU - Malek, Sam AU - Medvidovic, Nenad PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71289-3_12 ER -