S. White, Adv. Technol. & Dev. Center, Northrop Grumman, Bethpage, NY, USA
M. Edwards, Adv. Technol. & Dev. Center, Northrop Grumman, Bethpage, NY, USA
Taxonomy is the theory and practice of classification and employs laws and principles for classifying objects. This paper defines a taxonomy for specifying complex system requirements and investigates specification approaches. The structure provides wider systems coverage than normally specified for software systems in a number of areas, including non-functional requirements and the operational environment, and includes specification for growth and change. Methods for arriving at the taxonomy are discussed.
Index Terms:
formal specification; software fault tolerance; requirements taxonomy; complex systems specification; software systems; operational environment
Citation:
S. White, M. Edwards, "A requirements taxonomy for specifying complex systems," iceccs, pp.373, First IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS'95), 1995