In the present paper, we consider the task of creating hardware specifications for telecommunication devices that close the communication gap between hardware engineers and software developers. This task has arisen during the development of a family of telecommunication systems at Huawei. The specifications need to describe hardware from the viewpoint of driver development (i.e., device management), omitting many hardware details and including information for automatic generation of driver data structures and signatures. Furthermore, they need to be comprehensive and illustrative for both engineering groups. To meet this challenge, we propose a visual language supporting five views (representations): Structured view (all structural elements of a device), Composite view (all connections of a device), Datapath view (device parts that process the data flow), Control view (device parts that control the data flow processing), and Service view (device parts that provide additional functionality). We present an implementation of the visual language built with the Eclipse Modeling Tools Xtext/EMF/Sirius and integrated into a development environment for device management. We have received positive feedback from the device management software engineers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Model and Data Engineering in the Digitalization Era - MEDI 2021 International Workshops
Subtitle of host publicationDETECT, SIAS, CSMML, BIOC, HEDA, Proceedings
EditorsLadjel Bellatreche, George Chernishev, Antonio Corral, Samir Ouchani, Jüri Vain
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages204-216
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783030876562
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event10th International Conference on New Trends in Model and Data Engineering, MEDI 2021 held with 4th International Workshop on Modeling, Verification and Testing of Dependable Critical Systems, DETECT 2021, Symposium on Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, SIAS 2021, 1st Workshop on Control Software: Methods, Models, and Languages, CSMML 2021, Workshop on Blockchain for Inter-Organizational Collaboration, BIOC 2021 and 1st International Health Data Workshop, HEDA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 21 Jun 202123 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1481 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on New Trends in Model and Data Engineering, MEDI 2021 held with 4th International Workshop on Modeling, Verification and Testing of Dependable Critical Systems, DETECT 2021, Symposium on Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, SIAS 2021, 1st Workshop on Control Software: Methods, Models, and Languages, CSMML 2021, Workshop on Blockchain for Inter-Organizational Collaboration, BIOC 2021 and 1st International Health Data Workshop, HEDA 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/06/2123/06/21

    Research areas

  • Control systems, Domain specific modeling, Domain specific programming, Model-based approach, Product lines, Telecommunication systems

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Mathematics(all)

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