A Framework for Identification and Resolution of Interoperability Mismatches in COTS-Based Systems

Bhuta, Jesal; Boehm, Barry

doi:10.1109/iwicss.2007.1

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“…The authors in [90] propose an attribute-based framework for performing an automated assessment of the interoperability between at least two Commercial-Of-The-Shelf (COTS) products. In other words, it deals with the Compatibility assessment Non-Human Resources.…”

Section: Approach A8: a Framework For Identification And Resolution Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Interoperability assessment: A systematic literature review

Leal

Guédria

Panetto

2019

Computers in Industry

103

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The development of Interoperability is a necessity for organisations to achieve business goals and capture new market opportunities. Indeed, interoperability allows enterprises to exchange information and use it to seize their shared goals. Therefore, it should be verified and continuously improved. This is the main objective of the Interoperability Assessment (INAS). Indeed, such an assessment aims at determining the strengths and weakness of an enterprise in terms of interoperability. Many surveys and reviews have been proposed in the literature to analyse the existing INAS approaches. However, the majority of these reviews are focusing on specific properties rather than a general view of an INAS. Therefore, this paper proposes a systematic literature review of INAS approaches. The objectives are to identify the relevant INAS approaches and to compare them based on a holistic view based on their similar and different properties (e.g. type of assessment, the used measurement mechanism, and the addressed interoperability barriers). A bibliometric analysis of the selected INAS approaches is also conducted with a discussion of their advantages and limitations.

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Section: Approach A8: a Framework For Identification And Resolution Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Interoperability assessment: A systematic literature review

Leal

Guédria

Panetto

2019

Computers in Industry

103

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“…Each COTS product requires additional components and characteristics to function as desired in the system. These requirements are defined as COTS dependency attributes [36] and include such items as the need for a specific version of another COTS product or the definition of an environment variable in the system where the product is installed. Behavioral dependencies -the interaction between the two components that may only be certified for specific versions of the two products [14] -are included in COTS dependency attributes.…”

Section: Identifying Dependenciesmentioning

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Process of Measuring the Maintainability of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Based Systems: A Complexity Approach

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Lawson²,

Ertaş³

et al. 2020

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This paper defines a process of predictive approach to evaluate the maintainability of a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)-based system(CBS) by analyzing the complexity of the deployment of the system. The approach integrates architectural dependencies and the system’s concept of operations to derive a network-based representation of the software system. A greater understanding of the deployment complexity is gained by using a Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to determine the number of architectural dependencies on a COTS product, or in-degree, for each COTS product in the system. The arithmetic mean of the in-degree for all nodes in the system is then compared with the perceived effort to maintain the system. The resultant measure – the in-degree mean – is useful in evaluating the maintainability of the operational system while the system is being designed and throughout its lifetime. Architects can use the approach to assist in COTS product selection and to make product trades to optimize the maintainability of the system. Integrators can use the approach to optimize product deployment and to determine the upgrade strategy for deployment. Finally, maintenance engineers can use the approach to estimate the effort required to maintain the system and to identify areas in which extensive product expertise is required. Because the approach requires only basic information about the system, it can be applied early in the design process and used until the system is decommissioned.

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“…There have been numerous efforts in the categorization and formal definition of data mismatches. Cámara et al [5] defined the term "data mismatch" while in [3] Bhuta and Boehm defined "signature mismatch"; both mismatches highlight the differences that occur among two service components' interfaces with respect to the type and format of their input and output parameters. Similarly, Grenchanik et al [19] defined "message data model mismatch" to describe differences in the format of the messages to be interchanged among components.…”

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Resolving Data Mismatches in End-User Compositions

Velasco-Elizondo

Dwivedi

Garlan

et al. 2013

End-User Development

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Abstract. Many domains such as scientific computing and neuroscience require end users to compose heterogeneous computational entities to automate their professional tasks. However, an issue that frequently hampers such composition is data-mismatches between computational entities. Although, many composition frameworks today provide support for data mismatch resolution through specialpurpose data converters, end users still have to put significant effort in dealing with data mismatches, e.g., identifying the available converters and determining which of them meet their QoS expectations. In this paper we present an approach that eliminates this effort by automating the detection and resolution of data mismatches. Specifically, it uses architectural abstractions to automatically detect different types of data mismatches, model-generation techniques to fix those mismatches, and utility theory to decide the best fix based on QoS constraints. We illustrate our approach in the neuroscience domain where data-mismatches can be fixed in an efficient manner on the order of few seconds.

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A Framework for Identification and Resolution of Interoperability Mismatches in COTS-Based Systems

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Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Interoperability assessment: A systematic literature review

Interoperability assessment: A systematic literature review

Process of Measuring the Maintainability of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Based Systems: A Complexity Approach

Resolving Data Mismatches in End-User Compositions

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