Notes
1
While definitions of
architecture, component, and connector vary among
researchers, this definition of
architecture serves as a baseline for this technology description. A generally
accepted definition describing
the difference between a "design" and an "architecture" is that while a design
explicitly addresses functional
requirements, an architecture explicitly addresses functional and
non-functional requirements such as
reusability, maintainability, portability, interoperability, testability,
efficiency, and fault-tolerance
[Paulisch 94].