Managing service variability: state of the art and open issues

  • Authors:

  • Tuan Nguyen;Alan Colman;Muhammad Adeel Talib;Jun Han

  • Affiliations:

  • Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia;Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia;Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia;Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Variability Modeling of Software-Intensive Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

In addition to inherited characteristics from software variability, service variability exposes two distinct characteristics that impose certain challenges in variability management. These characteristics are: i) Different types of variability and their inter-relationships; and ii) Dynamic and recursive variability communication among different stakeholders. This paper elaborates these distinct characteristics in detail with a case study. The challenges brought about by these distinct characteristics in managing variability also are highlighted. We present a review of related work in service variability management and briefly propose our ongoing approach to addressing these challenges.