The DirSA case study: An introduction to software architecture technology
Vassilka D. Kirova, Howard G. Kradjel · Bell Labs Technical Journal · 2002
This paper presents an introduction to the issues concerned with engineering and representation of software architecture. It discusses research ideas and techniques that facilitate architecture-based system construction and summarizes results from a case study conducted in Lucent Technologies. In this study, we used the generic architecture reference model (GARM) and the architecture specification technique (ASPECT) as means of performing architecture engineering and representation in an industrial project. The GARM-ASPECT method has provided a basis for analyses and a technique for building rigorous architectural specifications that yield practical architectural solutions.