An explanation of a composition method for client server system configuration design based on significant judgment
✍ Scribed by Ayako Hiramatsu; Yoshitomo Ikkai; Takenao Ohkawa; Norihisa Komoda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 254 KB
- Volume
- 123
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0424-7760
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✦ Synopsis
In regard to the design of client server systems (CSS), rapid progress in technology prevents an individual system engineer (SE) from utilizing effective cases. The numerous combinations of hardware and software and complexity in requirement analysis make it difficult for an SE to acquire CSS design technique and it is therefore necessary to support CSS design.
In this paper, we propose a CSS configuration design support system that consists of the following four functions: a conversational requirement analysis function, a case based configuration planning function, a plan analysis-explanation function, and an adaptable knowledge learning function. In particular, plan analysis-explanation gives educational support to SEs for CSS design. This explanation is written in natural scenario language which shows how the proposed CSS is designed and how the designed CSS satisfies requirements. The scenario is generated based on structural models that show the processes of requirement analysis and design assumptions. Effective information is selected from nodes in the models in order to generate concise scenarios.