In the latest years, the usage of UML to describe complete systems, including SoCs [1], has been increased. In trend with this line, this work proposes a methodology, based on UML, for SoCs designing ...

Figure 4 shows an abstraction of Fig. 3 called a UML deployment diagram, which depicts the location of the technology units and the communication links between them.3 The example in Fig. 4 shows that ...

As system engineers explore therequirements for a system and begin to define a high-levelsolution, they face a number of challenges, including defining thesystem context and top-level structure; ...

This column shows how to develop a fully refined use-case model. I hope some of the ideas about traceability and packaging are picked up by tool vendors (e.g., Rational, CA). The main concepts of this ...

I'm looking around for a good uml program that is actually quick (or even quicker) than drawing it out by hand and isn't a user design travesty like most of them are. So far the better one I have run ...

SysML, the dedicated system level UML-based notation proposed by the OMG, is gaining a lot of momentum as a system level design standard. Design productivity is one of the main challenges facing the ...

Unified Modeling Language (UML) represents a logical view of your application. This is distinct from the physical view represented by the Class Diagrams available in all SKUs of Visual Studio.

There’s much hoopla about the upcoming UML 2.0 specification, even though it’s many months away from being released in its final form. Conflicting reports from a number of sources have confused users, ...

To effectively use Unified Modeling Language when developing Java applications, developers must have a thorough understanding of the UML elements and how these elements map to Java. To effectively use ...