Using real options to select stable middlewareinduced software architectures

IEE Proceedings: Software

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 167-186

  Bahsoon, R ^a   Emmerich, W ^a   Macke, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIDDLEWARE;

HETEROGENEITY; NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 24344450333     PISSN: 14625970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:20045059     Document Type: Article

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