Title :
A Model Based Approach for Policy Tool Generation and Policy Analysis
Author :
Barrett, Keara ; Davy, Steven ; Strassner, John ; Jennings, Brendan ; van der Meer, Sven ; Donnelly, William
Author_Institution :
Waterford Inst. of Technol., Waterford
Abstract :
We outline an approach to policy specification and analysis in which an information model is used as the starting point for semi-automated generation of an integrated suite of languages, tools and an ontology. The suite includes separate domain-specific languages for the specification of systems structure and policies respectively, editors and checkers for these languages, and a baseline ontology that can be augmented with semantic information to support policy analyses processes. We describe a prototypical realisation of the approach, showing how the languages, tools and ontology are used to support policy transformation and conflict detection processes.
Keywords :
computer network management; ontologies (artificial intelligence); baseline ontology; domain-specific languages; model based approach; policy analysis; policy specification; policy tool generation; semi-automated generation; Communication networks; DSL; Documentation; Domain specific languages; Information analysis; Object oriented modeling; Ontologies; Prototypes; Software systems; Software tools; Model Driven Development; Network Management; Ontologies; Policy Based Management;
Conference_Titel :
Global Information Infrastructure Symposium, 2007. GIIS 2007. First International
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1375-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1376-8
DOI :
10.1109/GIIS.2007.4404174
