Executable architecture

An Executable Architecture (EA), in general, is the description of a system architecture (including software and/or otherwise) in a formal notation together with the tools (e.g. compilers/translators) that allow the automatic or semi-automatic generation of artifacts (e.g. capability gap analysis (CGA), models, software stubs, Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL)) from that notation and which are used in the analysis, refinement, and/or the implementation of the architecture described.^[1][2][3][4]

Closely related subjects

Subjects closely related to EA include:

• Object Management Group's Model-driven architecture
• Object Management Group's Business Process Management Initiative
• Vanderbilt University's Model Integrated Computing (MIC)

Implementations

Implementations of EA include:

• Rational Rose
• Generic Modeling Environment (GME)
• Open-Source eGov Reference Architecture (OSERA)

See also

• Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)
• Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
• Business Process Modeling Language (BPML)
• Executable Operational Architecture
• Model-driven architecture (MDA)
• Model-driven engineering (MDE)
• Object Management Group (OMG)
• Semantic Web
• Unified Process
• Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Vanderbilt University

References

1. Pawlowski, Tom, "Executable Architecture", MITRE, 2004
2. Garcia, Johnny, "Executable architecture analysis modeling", ISBN 1-56555-314-4, 2007
3. Youssef, R., Kim, B., Pagotto, J., Vallerand, A., Lam, S., Pace, P., Pogue, C., Greenley, A., "Toward an Integrated Executable Architecture and M&S Based Analysis for Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security", RTO-MP-MSG-045, NATO OTAN, February 2007
4. Harrison, Gregory A., Hutt, Russell, Kern, Howard S., Saidi, Salaheddine, Young, Christopher A., "Federated executable architecture technology as an enabling technology for simulation of large systems", 2006

External links

• Model Integrated Computing (MIC) Website
• OSERA's Website