This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

A trustworthy, reusable component will clearly advertise the set of services it provides in its interface. More information can be gained about how to use a service by examining an operation's ...

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has already received considerable acceptance in the domain of telecommunication and automotive systems, and now we see emerging activities in the field of SoC ...

Work by Cadence Design Systems and the companies that make up the European Electronic Chips and Systems Design Initiative (ECSI) could lead to a version of the Unified Modelling Language (UML) that ...

In recent years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has been successfully used to develop many embedded applications, including avionics, automotive, medical, industrial automation, and ...

In the latest years, the usage of UML to describe complete systems, including SoCs [1], has been increased. In trend with this line, this work proposes a methodology, based on UML, for SoCs designing ...

I'm looking around for a good uml program that is actually quick (or even quicker) than drawing it out by hand and isn't a user design travesty like most of them are. So far the better one I have run ...