Software Architecture Adaptability: An NFR Approach

International Workshop on Principles of Software Evolution (IWPSE)

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 52-61

  Subramanian, Nary ^a   Chung, Lawrence ^b  

^a Anritsu Company USA   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Knowledge Base; NFR Framework; Non Functional Requirements; Software Architecture

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

ADAPTABILITY; KNOWLEDGE BASE; NFR FRAMEWORK; NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS (NFR); SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 1442327908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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