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C4ISR architectures: I. Developing a process for C4ISR architecture design
Author(s) -
Levis Alexander H.,
Wagenhals Lee W.
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1520-6858(2000)3:4<225::aid-sys4>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - architecture , computer science , systems engineering , process (computing) , computer architecture , engineering , software engineering , programming language , geography , archaeology
The C4ISR Architecture Framework document issued by the Department of Defense specifies three views of an information architecture and defines a set of products that describe each view. These architecture views are to serve as the basis for C4ISR system development and acquisition. The Framework does not provide a process for architecture design. In this paper, information architectures are described in the context of Structured Analysis, and then the architecture views of the Framework and the related products are interpreted in that context. A methodology for architecture design is developed that is then implemented using Structured Analysis and object orientation in two companion papers. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Syst Eng 3: 225–247, 2000