Architectural Frameworks: Defining the Contents of Architectural Descriptions

  • Authors:
  • David E. Emery

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Ada-Europe '99 Proceedings of the 1999 Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

This paper describes experiences with several architectural frameworks. An "architectural framework" specifies what is included in the description of an architecture, independent of the specific system being described. The three frameworks are the U.S. DoD C4ISR Architecture Framework, the associated Core Architecture Data Model and the emerging IEEE Recommended Practice on Architecture Description. From these experiences, we speculate on the further evolution of architecture frameworks and architectural descriptions.