A framework for the assessment and selection of software components and connectors in COTS-based architectures

2007 Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA'07)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bhuta, Jesal ^a   Mattmann, Chris A ^a,b   Medvidovic, Nenad ^a   Boehm, Barry ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTIONS; SOFTWARE COMPONENTS; SOFTWARE INTENSIVE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; INTEROPERABILITY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MICROFABRICATION;

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 34547150673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WICSA.2007.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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