Title :
Ripple effect in SDL specification
Author :
Chen, Shaoqiang ; Yang, Fangchun ; Chen, Junliang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. of Switching Technol. & Telecommun. Networks, Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
The ripple effect is one of the most important causes of the difficulty of software maintenance work. This paper presents a model of the ripple effect in the SDL specification. First, some concepts are defined and a classification is made. Then ripple effects on different abstract levels of the SDL and their interactive relationships are discussed. Also the benefits due to using ripple effect analysis are described in terms that are useful to maintenance personnel and project managers
Keywords :
personnel; software maintenance; specification languages; SDL specification; abstract levels; interactive relationships; maintenance personnel; project managers; ripple effect analysis; software maintenance; Automatic testing; Electronic mail; Formal specifications; Intelligent networks; Personnel; Project management; Software maintenance; Software quality; Software systems; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1996. ICCT'96., 1996 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2916-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1996.545169
