Deployment
➤A node is a physical element that exists at run time and represents a computational resource, generally having at least some memory and often processing capability
- Used to model the topology of the hardware on which a system executes
- Represents a processor or a device on which a components may be deployed
➤Graphically, a node is represented as a cube
- Names
- Nodes and Components
- Connections
- Common Modeling Techniques
Names:
- Every node name is unique which distinguish from it from other nodes
- It has simple name and path names
Nodes and Components
- Components participate in the execution of a system and nodes execute components
- Components represent physical packaging where as nodes represent physical deployment of components
Connections:
- Association relationship is used among nodes
- It shows Ethernet connection, serial line, shared bus etc
- It also shows an indirect connection like satellite link between distant processors
