Documentation framework for computer network design reviews

Author

Appleby, Donald S. ; Callahan, Dale

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

14

Abstract

A documentation framework is proposed to assist quality assurance teams in the analysis of complex computer network designs. The framework includes three elements: (1) a requirements definition, (2) a design depiction, and (3) the identification of potentially problematical interfaces. Requirements definition begins with nominal statements describing general design requirements; these statements undergo a process of qualification and quantification, increasing their effectiveness in conveying the purpose of the design. Design depiction presents the system at a high level of abstraction that can be decomposed into functional layers and isolated components. Interface identification allows problematic interfaces to be discovered through intra-component and inter-component analyses. The use of a consistent framework should improve the quality of the design review process.

Keywords

computer networks; network interfaces; system documentation; abstraction level; complex computer network; documentation framework; identification; network interfaces; network requirements; Computer errors; Computer networks; Costs; Documentation; Marketing and sales; Process design; Proposals; Qualifications; Quality assurance; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Theory, 2002. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Southeastern Symposium on

ISSN

0094-2898

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7339-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SSST.2002.1026995

Filename

1026995