Specifying integration points of a system-of-systems

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media embodied with computer code, when executed by a computer, operable to:

• automatically identify an integration point from one or more diagrams displaying a plurality of nodes each deploying a system component and being assigned to a node type indicating a function or an environment of the node, the plurality of nodes including a first node of a first node type and a second node of a second node type, the integration point associating a plurality of interfaces of a plurality of system components deployed by one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• characterize the integration point based at least in part on according to the node types of the one or more nodes to generate a set of attributes describing the interfaces and compatible with the functions or environments of the one or more nodes, the characterizing including generating a first set of attributes based on determining that the integration point associates a first system component deployed in the first node, and generating a second set of attributes based on determining that the integration point associates a same system component as the first system component deployed in the second node;
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• specify the integration point according to the set of attributes including the first or second sets of attributes, the specifying including generating a requirement specification for the integration point to be presented to a user, the requirement specification including an identification of the integration point and at least one of a message structure, a communication protocol, or a performance requirement of the integration point.

An apparatus comprising:

• memory to store information with respect to a system comprising a plurality of nodes each deploying a system component and being assigned to a node type indicating a function or an environment of the node;
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• one or more processors to execute an integration point specifying module configured to:
• display one or more diagrams comprising at least a portion of the plurality of nodes, the at least portion including a first node of a first node type and a second node of a second node type;
• automatically identify an integration point from the one or more diagrams being displayed, the integration point associating a plurality of interfaces of a plurality of system components deployed by one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• characterize the integration point based at least in part on the node types of the one or more nodes to generate a set of attributes describing the interfaces and compatible with the functions or environments of the one or more nodes, the characterizing including generating a first set of attributes based on determining that the integration point associates a first system component deployed in the first node, and generating a second set of attributes based on determining that the integration point associates a same system component as the first system component deployed in the second node;
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• specify the integration point according to the set of attributes including the first or second sets of attributes, the specifying including generating a requirement specification for the integration point to be presented to a user, the requirement specification including an identification of the integration point and at least one of a message structure, a communication protocol, or a performance requirement of the integration point.