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Systems integration and architecting: An overview of principles, practices, and perspectives
Author(s) -
Sage Andrew P.,
Lynch Charles L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6858(1998)1:3<176::aid-sys3>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - system integration , systems engineering , system of systems , system of systems engineering , computer science , process (computing) , software engineering , engineering , systems design , operating system
Systems Integration is an activity omnipresent in almost all ofsystems engineering and management. Often the term lacks precisedefinition and is used in different ways and for different purposesin the engineering of systems. This paper presents an overview ofsystems integration at all levels of system engineering andmanagement. The goal of the paper is to present the various viewsof systems integration including lifecycle, architecture, process,interface, and enterprise, as well as product integration involvingsoftware and hardware. We examine systems engineering process,including several process models in an attempt to reveal theactivities associated with integration during the engineering ofsystems. We review the characteristics of interfaces betweensystems of systems and users that generally give rise to manysystems integration concerns. Without very careful effort atdeveloping an appropriate architecture for a system, there will belittle hope of integration. We discuss the role of systemsmanagement and knowledge integration in architecting for systemsintegration. Also presented are several contemporary perspectiveson system architectures and their role in the engineering andintegration of systems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Syst Eng 1: 176–227, 1998