Title
A data-centric executable modeling approach for system-of-systems architecture
Abstract
A data-centric executable modeling approach is proposed for system-of-Systems (SoS) architecture by taking full advantage of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Meta-model (DM2), which provides more flexibility and adaptability to the automated construction of executable models directly from the architectural data. Firstly, the architectural data meta-model is established to guide architectural data modeling of core data elements and associations in DM2 as the common and consistent data dictionary for architecture modeling, and the executable formalism meta-model is designed to formally define executable models. Then, the mapping rules between both meta-models are defined as the common transformation specification regardless of what modeling language or methodology is employed in developing architectural descriptions. Finally, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) technologies are discussed to facilitate the automated transformation of executable models from architectural instance data. Colored Petri Net (CPN) is used as an illustrative executable formalism in the discussion of the proposed approach.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/SYSoSE.2012.6384149
SoSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
database management systems,system-of-systems architecture,data dictionary,dm2,xml,data element,petri nets,data-centric executable modeling,architectural description,architectural instance data,architecture modeling,transformation specification,data-centric,dodaf,architectural data meta-model,architectural data elements,meta-models,colored petri net,modeling language,software architecture,data models,department of defense architecture framework,executable formalisms,cpn,systems engineering,executable formalism meta-model,sos architecture,extensible markup language,formal specification,mapping rule,unified modeling language,data centric
Data modeling,Data architecture,Data transformation,Department of Defense Architecture Framework,Programming language,Model-driven architecture,Computer science,Modeling language,Service-oriented modeling,Executable
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISBN
null
null
978-1-4673-2974-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.38
7
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bingfeng Ge14611.25
K. W. Hipel2812116.70
Long Li363.86
Ying-wu Chen422716.61