A MODEL-DRIVEN APPROACH TO WEAVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES INTO SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 201-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCOS LÓPEZ-SANZ ◽  
JUAN MANUEL VARA ◽  
ESPERANZA MARCOS ◽  
CARLOS E. CUESTA
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Service Oriented Architectures ◽  
Model Driven Development ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
Architectural Model ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Architectural Models ◽  
Model Driven Approach

Model-driven development is recognized as one of the most promising approaches in software engineering. Recent research in the area highlights the importance of using an explicit architectural model in this context. Since service-oriented architectures have also demonstrated to be adequate to overcome current software needs, the idea of using the model-driven approach to generate service-oriented architectural models has successfully flourished in the last years. However, the emphasis on the Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) paradigm has led to the design of architectures lacking some desirable features. Knowing the benefits provided by architectural styles, we have found that their use can help us to overcome those needs. Our goal is to obtain a service-oriented model which satisfies the requirements of the concrete architecture and complies with the constraints and vocabulary defined for a specific architectural style. To achieve this, here, we propose to use a weaving model which merges the concrete architectural model with a model of the architectural style of choice.

Architectural Approaches for HL7-based Health Information Systems Implementation

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (02) ◽  
pp. 196-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Blobel ◽  
D. M. López
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Systems Integration ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Information Systems Integration ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Integration Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Architectural Models ◽  
Point To Point

Summary Objective: Information systems integration is hard, especially when semantic and business process interoperability requirements need to be met. To succeed, a unified methodology, approaching different aspects of systems architecture such as business, information, computational, engineering and technology viewpoints, has to be considered. The paper contributes with an analysis and demonstration on how the HL7 standard set can support health information systems integration. Methods: Based on the Health Information Systems Development Framework (HIS-DF), common architectural models for HIS integration are analyzed. The framework is a standard-based, consistent, comprehensive, customizable, scalable methodology that supports the design of semantically interoperable health information systems and components. Results: Three main architectural models for system integration are analyzed: the point to point interface, the messages server and the mediator models. Point to point interface and messages server models are completely supported by traditional HL7 version 2 and version 3 messaging. The HL7 v3 standard specification, combined with service-oriented, model-driven approaches provided by HIS-DF, makes the mediator model possible. The different integration scenarios are illustrated by describing a proof-of-concept implementation of an integrated public health surveil-lance system based on Enterprise Java Beans technology. Conclusion: Selecting the appropriate integration architecture is a fundamental issue of any software development project. HIS-DF provides a unique methodological approach guiding the development of healthcare integration projects. The mediator model – offered by the HIS-DF and supported in HL7 v3 artifacts – is the more promising one promoting the development of open, reusable, flexible, semantically interoperable, platform-independent, service-oriented and standard-based health information systems.

Architectural Models to Simplify Administration of Service-Oriented Applications

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Lalanda ◽  
Stephanie Chollet ◽  
Catherine Hamon ◽  
Vincent Lestideau
Keyword(s):  
Service Oriented ◽  
Architectural Models

Representing Service-Oriented Architectural Models Using π-ADL

2008 ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos López-Sanz ◽  
Zawar Qayyum ◽  
Carlos E. Cuesta ◽  
Esperanza Marcos ◽  
Flavio Oquendo
Keyword(s):  
Service Oriented ◽  
Architectural Models

Scale-free architectures support representational diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Fields ◽  
James F. Glazebrook
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Architecture ◽  
Levels Of Abstraction ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Abstract Representations ◽  
Computational Architecture ◽  
Architectural Models ◽  
Cognition Scale

Abstract Gilead et al. propose an ontology of abstract representations based on folk-psychological conceptions of cognitive architecture. There is, however, no evidence that the experience of cognition reveals the architecture of cognition. Scale-free architectural models propose that cognition has the same computational architecture from sub-cellular to whole-organism scales. This scale-free architecture supports representations with diverse functions and levels of abstraction.

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