@InProceedings{Allen94MIL,
AUTHOR = {Allen, Robert and Garlan, David},
TITLE = {Beyond Definition/Use: Architectural Interconnection},
YEAR = {1994},
MONTH = {August},
BOOKTITLE = {Proceedings of the ACM Interface Definition Language Workshop},
KEY = {Allen},
VOLUME = {29},
NUMBER = {8},
PUBLISHER = {SIGPLAN Notices},
PDF = {http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/able/ftp/connectors-idl94/connectors-idl94.pdf},
PS = {http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/able/ftp/connectors-idl94/connectors-idl94.ps},
ABSTRACT = {Large software systems require decompositional mechanisms in order to make them tractable. Traditionally, MILs and IDLs have played this role by providing notations based on definition/use bindings. In this paper we argue that current MIL/IDLs based on definition/use have some serious drawbacks. A significant problem is that they fail to distinguish between 'implementation' and 'interaction' relationships between modules. We propose an alternative model in which components interact along well-defined lines of communication - or connectors. Connectors are defined as protocols that capture the expected patterns of communication between modules. We show how this leads to a scheme that is much more expressive for architectural relationships, that allows the formal definition of module interaction, and that supports its own form of automated checks and formal reasoning.},
KEYWORDS = {Software Architecture, Wright}
}
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