Network-centric military system architecture assessment methodology

Concepts and Methodologies for Modeling and Simulation

“…The following indicators can be employed for assessing how well a specified architecture such as High Level Architecture (HLA) (IEEE 2000) enables an M&S application to possess a desired set of quality characteristics under a set of indented uses (Balci and Ormsby 2008):…”

The process of architecting for software/system engineering

“…Architecture evaluation can be approached from any one of the four Ps, but a combination of all four provides the best balance and results in a much higher level of confidence in the evaluation. Therefore, an architecture should be assessed from the four perspectives by way of assessing: [Balci and Ormsby 2008] 1. the architecture itself as a product, 2. the process used in creating the architecture, 3. the quality of the people employed in creating the architecture, and 4. architecture development project characteristics (e.g., capability maturity, documentation, planning, risk management).…”

“…A risk-driven approach is advocated for architecture evaluation. The evaluation should consider all potential risks including the following: [Balci and Ormsby 2008] • Acceptance Risk is the probability that the system architecture will not pass the acceptance test with respect to the prescribed acceptance criteria. • Integration Risk is the probability that the system architecture components will not be successfully integrated.…”

A Recommendation for the Use of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to Bridge the LMS to LOR Data Movement Interoperability Gap for Education

“…NCSs can leverage a variety of middleware products to provide services and therefore can be composed of heterogeneous components (Balci & Ormsby, 2008). Middleware is defined as a software layer between applications and network operating systems that is intended to easily resolve the issues of heterogeneity and distribution for software engineers (Emmerich, Aoyama, and Sventek, 2007).…”