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The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures
book

The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures

by Donald G. Firesmith, Peter Capell, Dietrich Falkenthal, Charles B. Hammons, DeWitt T. Latimer IV, Tom Merendino
November 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
19h 52m
English
Auerbach Publications
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Introduction
1.1 To Begin …
is is the reference book for the Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA),
and as its name implies, MFESA helps system architects use system architecture engineering to create
system architectures. However, there are no universally accepted definitions for these three terms,
and the lack of standard definitions has been the cause of considerable confusion and disagreement.
erefore, to begin at the beginning, we start by defining these three foundational concepts.
Most common definitions equate system architecture with the overall top-level structure of the
system in terms of its major
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ISBN: 9781420085761