A Model Driven Approach for Open Distributed Systems using an Enterprise Architecture Framework

Melanie Langermeier, Arne-Jørgen Berre, Bernhard Bauer

2013

Abstract

Open distributed systems are complex systems, which contain a lot of components provided by different vendors and built with different technologies. The use of well-established and standardized modeling techniques is one way to deal with the problems that occur in the specification and development process of these systems. Enterprise Architecture Frameworks provide a good foundation to structure the various required modeling techniques. Existing modeling solutions in the context of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks do not provide optimal support for the specification of open distributed systems. In this paper a coherent MODeling approach for open distributed systems using an Enterprise Architecture framework (MODEA) is developed. The approach uses the latest OMG modeling standards. As an enterprise architecture framework the Reference Model for Open Distributed Systems (RM-ODP) has been chosen. Finally MODEA is illustrated through the specification of two case studies.

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Langermeier M., Berre A. and Bauer B. (2013). A Model Driven Approach for Open Distributed Systems using an Enterprise Architecture Framework . In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8565-61-7, pages 284-291. DOI: 10.5220/0004438502840291


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@conference{iceis13,
author={Melanie Langermeier and Arne-Jørgen Berre and Bernhard Bauer},
title={A Model Driven Approach for Open Distributed Systems using an Enterprise Architecture Framework},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2013},
pages={284-291},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004438502840291},
isbn={978-989-8565-61-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - A Model Driven Approach for Open Distributed Systems using an Enterprise Architecture Framework
SN - 978-989-8565-61-7
AU - Langermeier M.
AU - Berre A.
AU - Bauer B.
PY - 2013
SP - 284
EP - 291
DO - 10.5220/0004438502840291