This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

Two main forces drive the RFP's requirements: scalability and architecture. Changes made for architecture in UML 2.0 primarily involve the structural (class) model, while changes for scalability ...

10. References [1] Deaves, R.H. et al., ‘Embedded Software Architecture Specification Developments in Support of SoC Design and Re-use’, IPSOC 08, Dec 2008. [2] Deaves, R.H. et al., ‘Initial ...

However, with the arrival of a new generation of customizable UML tools based on the principles of model-driven architecture (MDA), we expect a major impact in this area, too.

The recently released update to Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect stands out from previous releases because, among other things, it allows users to work with multiple diagrams, tools and views ...

For those folks who want to analyze and design their architecture using a standard notation that does not imply an implementation decision, use some UML diagrams.

I'm looking around for a good uml program that is actually quick (or even quicker) than drawing it out by hand and isn't a user design travesty like most of them are. So far the better one I have ...

The Unified Modeling Language, widely used by software designers but little-known among their hardware counterparts, could be on its way to becoming a lingua franca for system-level modeling. But even ...