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Towards a Knowledge-Based Representation of Non-Functional Requirements

Authors:
Mohamad Kassab
Ghizlane El-Boussaidi

Keywords: non-functional requirements; ontology; software architecture; quality.

Abstract:
Knowledge-based representation is necessary to support the description of Non-Functional Requirements within a system and to provide practitioners and researchers with a valuable alternative to current requirements engineering techniques. The aim of our research reported in this paper is to systematically develop an ontology which provides the definition of the general concepts relevant to NFRs without reference to any particular application domain. The general concepts can then act as a common foundation for describing particular non-functional attributes as well as providing a conceptual model for NFRs (including, e.g., entity definitions, relations, etc.). The ontology also contains rules which define the semantics of the defined concepts.

Pages: 442 to 449

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: November 18, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-61208-230-1

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 18, 2012 to November 23, 2012