Integration of Component-Based Development Concepts and RM-ODP Viewpoints
Zoran Stojanovic, Ajantha Dahanayake, Henk G. Sol · 2001
The most prominent solutions for efficient management of complexity and rapid changes in the modern enterprise world are standardisation efforts in the field of open distributed systems such as ISO Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP) as well as a new plug-and-play component-based system development (CBD) paradigm. This paper shows the way for a seamless and meaningful integration of these two powerful concepts that can be beneficial for both sides. RM-ODP can adopt high-level component-based concepts in order to reach more consistent system specification, which can be effectively mapped to component-based system implementation using already available component technology. CBD can effectively use RM-ODP as an underlying specification framework in order to provide a systematic, consistent and integrated CBD approach, by integrating component concepts consistently into all phases and aspects of the enterprise system development, from business to implementation.