Abstract. To formally describe architectures of software systems, specific languages called Architecture Description Languages (ADLs) have been developed by academic institutions a...
Abstract. There is much interest in using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for architectural description – those techniques by which architects sketch, capture, model, docume...
We propose a method for describing architectural aspects in UML and show how binding specifications are used to compose aspects with base models. UML classes, parts, ports, and c...
Complex software systems require expressive notations for representing their software architectures. Two competing paths have emerged. One is to use a specialized notation for arc...
UML has established itself as the leading OO analysis and design methodology. Recently, it has also been increasingly used as a foundation for representing numerous (diagrammatic) ...