Survey: Dealing Non-Functional Requirements at Architecture Level

Authors

  • Fazlullah Khan Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • Syed Roohullah Jan Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • Muhammad Tahir Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • Shahzad Khan Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • Farman Ullah Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21015/vtse.v9i2.410

Abstract

Non-functional requirements (NFRs) are being addressed by the architecture. NFRs are not focused properly as functional requirements (FRs) are dealt and focused. FRs are being taken under consideration at the early stage of software process development (such as architectural level). Usually, the NFRs are being focused at the end of the project, which does not fulfill the desired qualities. Early design decision is very important to achieve a strong connection between design and requirements, quality of a system and a consistent software product. Architecture and NFRs constraint each other therefore, they should be treated together. Runtime NFRs (such as performance, security and fault tolerance) and some of those which are not runtime (such as maintainability) should be considered at the architectural level. This paper presents a survey that emphasizes the integration of NFRs and architectural. We have analyzed the reported techniques on the basis of our evaluation criteria and have presented a comparison.

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Published

2016-08-20

How to Cite

Khan, F., Jan, S. R., Tahir, M., Khan, S., & Ullah, F. (2016). Survey: Dealing Non-Functional Requirements at Architecture Level. VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering, 4(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.21015/vtse.v9i2.410

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): January-December

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