Generic ontology-based approach for requirement analysis and its application in network management software

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-61

  Lin, Chau Young Ivan ^a   Ho, Cheng Seen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

ACQUISITION ONTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY ONTOLOGY; NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; REQUIREMENT ERRORS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0032650925     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0890060499131044     Document Type: Article

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