Control Channel Toolkit: A Software Product Line Case Study
8 Summary
The development of the Control Channel Toolkit provides an
illuminating software product line case study, an exciting advancement in satellite software development, and a major stride for software product lines within the U.S. Government. The NRO established both the product line assets and an organization to support and sustain their use, and they succeeded in their goals. The following themes, which pervade other successful product line efforts,
[Clements 01] were echoed in the CCT story.
CCT is still in its infancy. The CCT Concept of Operations calls for multiyear phases after development to improve both the assets and the process as they are applied in satellite programs. In spite of its relative immaturity, the accomplishments of CCT should provide guidance to other organizations intending to field software product lines. Figure 5 shows the expected growth in the application of CCT in government and industry.
Figure 5: Growth in Use of CCT Assets
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