• DocumentCode
    2722098
  • Title

    Problems and deficiencies of UML as a requirements specification language

  • Author

    Glinz, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Inf., Zurich Univ., Switzerland
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    In recent years, UML has become a standard language for modeling software requirements and design. We investigate the suitability of UML as a semiformal requirements specification language. Using the Teleservices and Remote Medical Care (TRMCS) case study as an example, we identify and demonstrate various problems and deficiencies of UML, particularly concerning use case models and system decomposition. We also investigate whether and how the deficiencies can be overcome and how potential alternatives could look
  • Keywords
    formal specification; medical computing; object-oriented programming; specification languages; telemedicine; Teleservices and Remote Medical Care; UML; case study; semiformal requirements specification language; software design; system decomposition; use case models; Computer networks; Contracts; Ethics; Jacobian matrices; Object oriented modeling; Power system modeling; Safety; Specification languages; Telecommunication network reliability; Unified modeling language;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Specification and Design, 2000. Tenth International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-0884-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IWSSD.2000.891122
  • Filename
    891122