Software Engineering

G. Zayaraz ¹, V. Vijayalakshmi ², M. Venkatesan ³, S. Mathivanan ³

Affiliations
1 CSE Dept. of Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, IN
2 ECE Dept. of Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, IN
3 CSE Dept. of Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, IN

Abstract

SOA is an architectural style for building software applications that use services available in a network such as the web. It promotes loose coupling between software components so that they can be reused. Applications in SOA are built based on services SOA is gradually replacing monolithic architecture as the premier design principle for new business applications. It promises lower integration costs, increased reusability and improved enterprise agility and adaptability. The architecture evaluation will improve the problem understanding and it will clearly distinguish the strength and weakness of the architecture. It also performs the cost-benefits analysis for different alternatives and injects the reviewer’s expertise into the project. If software architecture is a key business asset for an organization, then architectural analysis must also be a key practice for that organization. Architectures are complex and involve many design tradeoffs. Without undertaking a formal analysis process, the organization cannot ensure that the architectural decisions made—particularly those which affect the achievement of quality attribute such as performance, availability, security, and modifiability—are advisable ones that appropriately mitigate risks. In this research work an attempt has been made to investigate the possibility of evaluating the Service Oriented Architectures employing a new quantitative evaluation method exclusively. The most suitable SOA providing maximum satisfaction to the stake holders is to be identified.

Keywords

AHP, Evaluation Parameters, Service Customers, Service Oriented Architectures, Service Provider and PROMETHEE.

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E. Kavitha ¹, G. Zayaraz ²

Affiliations
1 V.R.S. College of Engineering & Technology, Arasur, Villupuram, IN
2 Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, IN

Abstract

SOA is gradually replacing monolithic architecture as the premier design principle for new business applications. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an approach for building distributed systems that deliver application functionality as a set of self-contained business-aligned services. It promises lower integration costs, increased reusability and improved enterprise agility and adaptability. The architecture evaluation will improve the problem understanding and it will clearly distinguish the strength and weakness of the architecture. It also performs the cost-benefits analysis for different alternatives and injects the reviewer's expertise into the project. In order to assess system's quality against the requirements of its customers, the architects and the developers need methods and tools to support them during the evaluation process. In this research work, an attempt has been made to investigate the possibility of evaluating the Service-Oriented Architecture employing a new quantitative evaluation method exclusively.

Keywords

AHP, Constant Sum Method, Evaluation Parameters, Service Customer, Service Oriented Architecture, Service Provider and WPM.

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