Some thoughts on systems integration: A conceptual framework

Rossak, Wilhelm; Ng, Peter A.

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“…Being developed outside the project, the infrastructure becomes a standardized platform which offers an architecture-conforming interface and hides details of the underlying enabling technologies [ 13]. In addition, if the infrastructure is complemented by elements to support the design and requirements phase of the project, it evolves into a software engineering environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The problems related to the various aspects in development of software systems and the search for solutions led us to propose a Generic Systems Integration Framework: GenSIF [13,141. GenSIF integrates the engineering, managerial, and technological aspects for the development of large and complex systems, so called Mega-Systems [15].…”

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“…GenSIF [10,18,13] specifies such a framework. The basic concept is simple and can be summarized in one figure (Figure 1).…”

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A meta-process model for the planned development of integrated systems

Rossak

Zemel

Lawson³

1993

Journal of Systems Integration

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Abstract. Maturity of technologies from one side and customers' demands from the other side have led to the need to develop increasingly large and complex systems. The problem we face is to structure the development of these types of systems and the systems themselves in a useful way and to support the development process from its conceptual foundation to its tool aspect.We believe that we must take one step beyond the current software engineering methodology to be able to cope with this task. What we propose is a framework, a meta-process model, that allows one to develop in a flexible but integrated manner a distributed, open, and integrated system with a planned approach. Based on the premise that the main factor is to build a common culture of understanding and conceptual thinking in an application domain, we suggest an additional level of coordination and modeling above the various development projects. In analyzing this two-leveled process model, we identify the major processes and models involved. While we focus on the process model itself, we discuss also in some more depth the two major concepts of domain analysis and integration architecture design as they relate to our approach. A strategy for realizing the meta-process model based on the notion of Application Machines is described.Key Words: System development, system integration, recta-process model, mega-systems, system of systems, integration architecture, domain analysis. A Problem AnalysisThe rapid improvement of hardware and software technology and the steady demand for more sophisticated and larger solutions in a wide variety of application domains have introduced a new level of feasibility and complexity to the development of computer-based systems. In general, these applications and their development process(es) are characterized by more than one of the following interdependent and interrelated attributes [ 1, 2, 3]:9 They are synthesized from more than one system. 9 More than one group of developers is involved.

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A meta-process model for the planned development of integrated systems

Rossak

Zemel

Lawson³

1993

Journal of Systems Integration

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“…It also requires that it is possible to accomplish integration with later arriving, and potentially unplanned for initially, additional systems elements. This requires much attention to systems level architecting [Rechtin, 1991] and integration architectures [Rossak and Ng, 1991].…”

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Systems integration and architecting: An overview of principles, practices, and perspectives

Sage

Lynch

1998

Syst. Engin.

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Systems Integration is an activity omnipresent in almost all of systems engineering and management. Often the term lacks precise definition and is used in different ways and for different purposes in the engineering of systems. This paper presents an overview of systems integration at all levels of system engineering and management. The goal of the paper is to present the various views of systems integration including lifecycle, architecture, process, interface, and enterprise, as well as product integration involving software and hardware. We examine systems engineering process, including several process models in an attempt to reveal the activities associated with integration during the engineering of systems. We review the characteristics of interfaces between systems of systems and users that generally give rise to many systems integration concerns. Without very careful effort at developing an appropriate architecture for a system, there will be little hope of integration. We discuss the role of systems management and knowledge integration in architecting for systems integration. Also presented are several contemporary perspectives on system architectures and their role in the engineering and integration of systems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Syst Eng 1: 176–227, 1998

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“…These changes in characteristics of the software systems require definition of a new approach for systems development. Several models suggested for systems integration [lo], [18], [20], and [24]. These models deal with the integration of Systems of Systems.…”

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Mega-Systems-the issue of advanced systems development

Zemel

Rossak

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Systems Integration

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A new class of .sojhare v,stem, the class of MegaSystems, is discussed. The class of Mega-5)stems includes the Categories of Huge Systems, Package Systems, Systems of Systems and Generic Systems. B e attributa and the characteristics of Mega-Systems are identijied and related to traditional systems. Based on the discussion yf these attributes, a new approach for the development of MegaSvstems is proposed. An adaptation of the GenSIF fi-amework is suggested as a general model for the development of all categories of Mega-Systems.

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Some thoughts on systems integration: A conceptual framework

Cited by 17 publications

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A meta-process model for the planned development of integrated systems

A meta-process model for the planned development of integrated systems

Systems integration and architecting: An overview of principles, practices, and perspectives

Mega-Systems-the issue of advanced systems development

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