NSV-2a System Port Specification
The purpose of the NSV-2a subview is to provide specifications for how clients of a particular environment can connect to the systems in that environment. This subview therefore specifies the ports on a system, and the protocols used by these ports to communicate with other systems.
The NSV-2a Report Template
The NSV-2a report template synthesizes information about the connection ports used in systems of an architecture.
The parameters taken into account for the report are:
• The Architecture to be analyzed.
• The Application Subset. This parameter is optional and is used to reduce the scope of the study to a subset of the different applications used in the architecture.
• The Artifact Subset. This is also an optional parameter. This is used to reduce the scope of the study to a selection of artifacts. If no artifact is selected, all the artifacts of the architecture are included in the analysis.
• The Resource Architecture Subset, which is also optional. This parameter is set with a subset of the resource architectures defined in the architecture. If this parameter is not set, all the resource architectures of the architecture are taken into account in the analysis.
The NSV-2a System Ports Dictionary Chapter
This chapter lists the communication ports of the architecture in alphabetical order. This information is presented in a table. A paragraph dedicated to each of the retrieved communication ports is displayed in the chapter. This paragraph includes:
• The physical resource to which the communication port belongs with its name and comment
• The communication channel to which the port is attached with its name and comment
The NSV-2a System Ports by Application Dictionary Chapter
This chapter lists all the applications to which the communication ports retrieved during the study are linked.
A paragraph dedicated to each application is displayed with the name and comment of the communication ports and communication protocols that belong to it. The Application Structure Diagram for each application is also displayed.
The NSV-2a System Ports by Artifact Dictionary Chapter
This chapter lists all the artifacts of the architecture (or those defined in the analysis scope) linked to communication ports.
A paragraph dedicated to each artifact is displayed with the following:
• The Artifact Assembly Diagram for the artifact
• The "owned" communication ports of the artifact with their name and comment
• The communication protocols that the different communication ports use, with their name and comment
The NSV-2a System Ports by Resource Architecture Dictionary Chapter
This chapter lists all the resource architectures of the architecture (or those defined in the analysis scope) linked to communication ports.
A paragraph dedicated to each resource architecture is displayed with the following:
• The Resource Architecture Structure Diagram for the resource architecture concerned
• The "owned" communication ports of the resource architecture with their name and comment
The communication protocols that the different communication ports use, with their name and comment