Common Modeling Techniques
- Modeling Processors and Devices
- Modeling the Distribution of Components
Modeling Processors and Devices
To model processors and devices,
- Identify the computational elements of the system's deployment view and model each as a node
- If these elements represent generic processors and devices, then stereotype them as such,
- If they are kinds of processors and devices that are part of the vocabulary of your domain, then specify an appropriate stereotype with an icon for each
- As with class modeling, consider the attributes and operations that might apply to each node
Modeling the Distribution of Components
To model the distribution of artifacts,
- For each significant artifact in your system, allocate it to a given node
- Consider duplicate locations for components
- Some components (such as specific executable's and libraries) may reside on multiple nodes simultaneously
- Illustrate this allocation in one of the three ways:
- ⃝Use dependency relationships, connect each node with the artifacts it deploys
- ⃝List the component deployed on a node in an additional compartment Mention it in each node's specification which may not be shown explicitly
