On the role of basic design concepts in behaviour structuring

This paper presents some basic design concepts for the design of open distributed systems. These concepts should form the basis for the development of effective design methodologies. The paper discusses how design concepts, such as interaction, action and causality relation, can be used for modellin...

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Published in:Computer networks (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1999) Netherlands : 1999), 1997-03, Vol.29 (4), p.413-436
Main Authors: Quartel, Dick A.C., Pires, Luís Ferreira, van Sinderen, Marten J., Franken, Henry M., Vissers, Chris A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actions
Behaviour refinement
Behaviour specification
Behaviour structuring
Behaviour structuring techniques
Causality relations
Computer architecture
Design
Design concepts
Design milestones
Distributed processing
Distributed systems
Interactions
Networks
Open distributed systems
Open systems
Specifications
Studies
Systems design
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Summary:This paper presents some basic design concepts for the design of open distributed systems. These concepts should form the basis for the development of effective design methodologies. The paper discusses how design concepts, such as interaction, action and causality relation, can be used for modelling and structuring behaviours of functional entities in a distributed environment. The paper also addresses some consequences of the application of these design concepts such as the choice of language elements and operations to represent behaviour structure, the structuring of the design process, and the definition of design operations for behaviour refinement.
ISSN:0169-7552
1389-1286
1872-7069
DOI:10.1016/S0169-7552(97)83471-X