The Total System Design (TSD) Framework: An Approach to the Development of Distributed Systems Design Methodologies

Authors

Gruia-Catalin Roman, Washington University in St. Louis
Mishell J. Stucki, Washington University in St. Louis
William E. Ball, Washington University in St. Louis
Will G. Gillett, Washington University in St. Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1982-02-01

Filename

WUCS-82-3.pdf

Technical Report Number

WUCS-82-3

Abstract

A methodological framework is an abstraction over a class of design methodologies. The framework characteristics the problem solving approach shared by the methodologies belonging to that class: it identifies the nature of their common design concerns and the fundamental logical interdependencies between these concerns. The paper proposes a particular framework called the Total System Design (TSD) Framework. It represents a specification for a class of design methodologies which view computer-based systems as potentially distributed hardware/software aggregates. As such, the TSD Framework consolidates under a unified perspective two traditionally separate concerns: software design and hardware design. Furthermore, it establishes the role played by hardware/software trade-offs in system design. A strategy for deriving methodologies from the TSD Framework is outlined and illustrated.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7S75DPM

Recommended Citation

Roman, Gruia-Catalin; Stucki, Mishell J.; Ball, William E.; and Gillett, Will G., "The Total System Design (TSD) Framework: An Approach to the Development of Distributed Systems Design Methodologies" Report Number: WUCS-82-3 (1982). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/893